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The time to prepare is now as the 2023-2024 flu season approaches. Pharmacists play a critical role in prevention during flu season, ensuring patient health with expertise and planning in addition to vaccine administration and patient education. Experts often look to the Southern Hemisphere’s April to September flu data to estimate rates for the Northern Hemisphere. Although these data are not a guarantee, they provide useful information to prepare.
Nearly halfway through the Southern Hemisphere’s influenza season, data are a mixed bag. Other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, are contributing to uncertainty in predictions.
So what does this mean for our upcoming 2023-2024 flu season?
This is the most up to date information.
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When it comes to flu "season" I go by what my primary care doc is doing and by the comments by nurses. In the south, the big spike seems to be a week after kids are back in school and give each other (and parents) a dose of "what is going around." Activity seems to die down after that for quite a while. In the north, the dry air from heated rooms likely means that kids are more susceptible throughout the winter months.
It's yours to do, or not do, whatever you want to do with it
DW and I have now had our annual influenza shot, the new RSV shot, and the recent Covid 19 vaccination. No side effects from either of us.
We get around a bit more than most people do. We returned from Croatia a week ago, we are heading to Spain in November, and will be celebrating Christmas with our daughter in San Antonio, Texas.
My point is that I feel confident making these trips knowing that I am loaded with protection when we do so. I believe in vaccinating. I've also had hepatitis vaccinations, typhoid vaccinations, and the pneumonia vaccination. We are 63 and 64. Preventing illness is a serious concern the older one gets.
When it comes to flu "season" I go by what my primary care doc is doing and by the comments by nurses. In the south, the big spike seems to be a week after kids are back in school and give each other (and parents) a dose of "what is going around." Activity seems to die down after that for quite a while. In the north, the dry air from heated rooms likely means that kids are more susceptible throughout the winter months.
Back to school holds true since like forever.
By October almost everyone in school is sick. Usually bad colds though..not flu this early in the season especially in the south.
My son always got sick every year and of course brought it home.
So many of us at work were sick as well because our kids were sick.
We came dread the month or two after school started.
How accurate is this year’s flu shot — do they know yet from Australia counts?
Supposed to be tied to this season's flu.
General recommendation to get it before Halloween to be effective all through the Holidays. Depending where you are Farmer's Almanac predicts cold snowy winter along the South from California into Georgia & Carolina.
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