When the flu peaks and how severe the season becomes is hard to predict, but there is good news because the current flu vaccine has been working very well against this year's viruses.
It's flu season again and Genesee County has already seen the presence of the virus in the area.
The flu, or influenza, is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms include coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, body aches and fever...
Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.
But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.