Cold and Flu Cases Are on the Rise: How to Decrease Your Risk
People US|December 18, 2023
WHILE EXPERTS AGREE THERE'S 'NO MAGIC BULLET' FOR AVOIDING THE FLU, THERE ARE KEY STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO EFFECTIVELY PROTECT YOUR HEALTH
CARA LYNN SHULTZ
Cold and Flu Cases Are on the Rise: How to Decrease Your Risk

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that flu cases are on the rise and estimates that up to 3.6 million people in the U.S. have already been sick this year, while as many as 50,000 are expected to die from the virus annually. But there are some basic things you can do to help avoid illness this holiday season. Here Dr. Adam Berman, associate chair of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, explains: 

What’s your first line of defense against the flu?

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