Flu Shots

The CDC late last month reported Texas and New York have seen the high number of flu cases this season, so far. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about this with Dr. Donna Casey, an internist with Texas Health Dallas.

America's hospitals are already strained from the delta surge. Now they fear they'll be further overwhelmed by pent-up demand for services and a potentially bad flu season.

Local hospitals have already been pushed to operate beyond their normal capacity because of the recent COVID-19 surge. To avoid straining them even more, health officials are urging people to get a flu shot.

A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year.

Lee esta historia en español. Austin Public Health will be administering about 800 free flu shots at two events in the coming weeks.Health officials have…

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