flu Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/flu/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png flu Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/flu/ 32 32 The importance of vaccinations https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/11/17/the-importance-of-vaccinations/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=311455 It’s late fall and all the seasonal illnesses are making their rounds: colds, flu, COVID, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses and infections. Unfortunately, modern medicine doesn’t have […]

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]]> As we enter peak respiratory virus season, parents should be prudent https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/12/22/as-we-enter-peak-respiratory-virus-season-parents-should-be-prudent/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 04:07:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=255267 by Dr. Cory Franklin and Dr. Mary Hall Over thousands of years, viruses and humans have evolved together. The spread of viruses is a basic feature of nature, and it […]

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]]> The real reasons your family is sick right now https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/12/03/the-real-reasons-your-family-is-sick-right-now/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 04:01:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=252693 by Faye Flam Something is altering the normal seasonal currents of cold and flu viruses. They slowed to a trickle during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic only to […]

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]]> Experts share information to prevent possible ‘tridemic’ https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/11/03/experts-share-information-to-prevent-possibletridemic/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:40:19 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=249254 WVU TODAY A steady increase in respiratory illnesses across the United States as winter approaches is leading health experts at West Virginia University and elsewhere to warn of a possible […]

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]]> Guest essay: COVID: What now? https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/10/08/guest-essay-covid-what-now/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 02:58:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=245953 by Dr. Chris Martin We’ve entered an odd new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, life is much more normal in many ways. Indeed, President Biden has […]

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]]> DHHR confirms pediatric flu death https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/04/14/dhhr-confirms-pediatric-flu-death/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:32:59 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=230185 CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health confirmed an influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2021-22 flu season. The last influenza-associated pediatric […]

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]]> Network urges flu vaccination amid pandemic https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/12/05/network-urges-flu-vaccination-amid-pandemic/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 01:56:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=217143 Newsroom@DominionPost.com As COVID-19 cases rise nationwide once more, there is concern about seasonal flu coinciding with the pandemic, affecting the health of West Virginians and worsening the strain on West […]

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]]> Have a healthy holiday season https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/12/04/have-a-healthy-holiday-season/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:25:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=217123 What’s on your holiday to-do list? Shopping? Meal planning? Decorations? How about a flu vaccine? Monongalia County Health Department recommends getting a flu shot no later than late October or […]

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]]> Tips to stay healthy for flu season https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/11/14/tips-to-stay-healthy-tips-for-flu-season/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:40:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=214962 MORGANTOWN — Flu season is upon us. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza activity often begins to increase in October, peaks between December and February and […]

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]]> October is the ideal time to get a flu vaccine https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/10/23/october-is-the-ideal-time-to-get-a-flu-vaccine-2/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:08:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=212330 As we head into our second flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials are waiting to see what will transpire. Will there be a twindemic? Will mask wearing and […]

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