But you have to begin taking it with 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. That's usually about when people begin to feel really lousy. |
Hopefully, it will never happen. But there's been a major emphasis in the planning process. |
If pandemics were hurricanes, 1918 was a Category 5. |
It's only a matter of time before it gets here. It's like West Nile virus. |
That's just the tip of the iceberg. For every one of ours, there are many out there. |
The biggest battle is getting people to stay home. |
We usually see our first confirmed cases in December, with peak activity in January [and into] early February. |
We?re just at the beginning of flu season. We expect cases to increase in the coming weeks. There is still vaccine in Connecticut -- several thousand doses. |