Should you get a flu shot now? What we know about this year's dominant virus
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"Should you get a flu shot now? What we know about this year's dominant virus" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (2)
- With flu season off to an unusually early start, here's what doctors are seeing NBC 5 Chicago · 22h ago
- Flu activity is ramping up early this year. Is a mutated H1N1 strain to blame? NBC10 Philadelphia · 22h ago
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