President Donald J. Trump is safeguarding public health by helping ensure Americans have access to effective influenza vaccines
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Influenza activity is rising in North Carolina as we move closer to the peak of the 2018-19 flu season.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 4:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D., got her flu shot Thursday and encouraged others to get vaccinated, too, with the flu season underway
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2017 @ 1:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first child death from flu for the 2016-2017 flu season
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Influenza activity and flu-related deaths are rising in North Carolina as the peak of the 2016-17 flu season nears
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first death from flu for the 2016-2017 flu season
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2016 @ 3:51 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), joint with other senators, on a bipartisan letter addressed to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 @ 1:39 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first death from flu for the 2015-2016 influenza season. An adult in the western region of the state died last week of complications from an influenza infection. (To protect the family's privacy, the person's...
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:26 am
By: Chris Downey
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The flu vaccine is the most effective method to prevent the spread of influenza. Vidant Health is committed to protecting its employees, patients and the community by offering flu shot clinics through November. Community members, ages 9 and up, may receive the flu shot for a $30 fee. The flu mist...
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 11:16 am
By: Chris Downey
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Influenza has reached epidemic levels in the United States, with a total of 90 people who have died from flu-related causes in North Carolina. Despite concerns that this year's vaccine is not effective against all strains, health officials still indicate that vaccination is the best protection...
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 12:20 am
By: ECU News Services
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Recent news about the emergence of a mutated flu virus should serve as a wakeup call to those who haven't gotten a flu vaccination this year, according to Dr. Paul Cook, infectious diseases specialist at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. And despite speculation that the...
Published: Sunday, December 14th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first flu death for the 2014-2015 flu season. An elementary school-aged child in the Triangle region of the State died last week because of complications from an influenza infection. The child was at risk for complications fro
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 4:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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Flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses are widespread in our community.
Published: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 @ 12:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health completed its first mandatory influenza vaccination program in November, and more than 99.9 percent of Vidant Health employees across the system received the vaccine.
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 @ 11:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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