On this New Year’s Eve, I wanted to share this factoid from the CDC on the benefits of influenza vaccination in the 2014-15 flu season. As you see the nearly one million people counting down to 2016 in Times Square, remember that the flu vaccine prevents that many people from needing medical visits in one season. If you want to track this season’s influenza numbers, there is a great interactive feature at the CDC’s website, featuring mapping of influenza activity, as well as hospitalizations and deaths.
Times Square and Influenza
Posted byMarion SillsPosted inHealth Policy, Medical research, Preventive medicineTags:#flu, #fluvax, cdc, Health, public health, times square, vaccinate
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I am a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado. I work as a physician in the emergency departments of the Children's Hospital of Colorado and as a health services researcher at the University's Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes (ACCORDS). View more posts
Marion R. Sills, MD, MPH 
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