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Editorial: Take flu seriously; don’t wait to vaccinate

Por: The Advocate Opinion December 17, 2023

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As the holiday season kicks into high gear, Louisiana leads another bad list. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported recently that the state is near the top in the country for The Louisiana Department of Health says that about 12% of ER visits in the state now are for respiratory illnesses. While all those cases are not flu, it’s worth noting that the national rate of ER visits for flu-like illnesses is 4%. Experts can’t say... + full article



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