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Flu shot reduces risk of having to visit the doctor

9/7/2023
The last flu season prior to the pandemic, it is estimated flu vaccinations prevented 7.5 million influenza illnesses.

Omicron variant of COVID-19 still a concern, fire …

11/27/2022
CHANDLER — Chandler Fire Chief Tom Dwiggins said COVID-19 hasn’t gone away. “Across the state, we’re seeing about 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 per week in Maricopa County, and …

Flu season peaking late as COVID-19 rises in Phoenix

1/12/2022
This influenza season may be milder compared with the last, but it’s still just getting started.

Arizona’s flu season off to a sluggish start

12/8/2021
In a year when many Arizonans are back to some normalcy, with travel on the rise and holiday gatherings returning, flu season is off to a slow start. But Valley health experts say we have yet to see the worst of it.

Hospitals seeing COVID-19 plateau, expect it to worsen

9/23/2021
Severe hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications have plateaued in recent weeks, but local health experts say that’s likely a short-lived phenomenon.

Wreaths Across America Radio to host veteran healing …

3/19/2021
Wreaths Across America Radio will hold the first in a series of four roundtable discussions focused on veteran healing through sharing stories of resilience, purpose and success at 7 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, March 25.

Local lecture to focus on 1918 flu pandemic

1/27/2021
The Litchfield Park Historical Society and Church at Litchfield Park will present “The Spanish Flu of 1918: A Pandemic’s Local Legacy,” a free hybrid Zoom/in-person lecture, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Pets and the pandemic: Animal welfare in the age of …

6/24/2020
What a difference a century makes. When the second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic ravaged Arizona in fall 1918, many people turned on their pets and strays.

An Independent examination of influenza compared to …

5/12/2020
Influenza is not COVID-19 and COVID-19 is not influenza. But both groups of viruses act in similar ways and very little is truly understood how the novel coronavirus is transmitted and why and …

Maricopa County confirms first pediatric flu death in …

12/10/2019
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health has confirmed the death of an infant due to influenza, saying the infant was too young to be immunized.

Influenza cases in Arizona are three times higher in …

11/22/2019
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported Friday that influenza cases in the state have tripled compared to previous seasons at this time. More than half of reported cases this season are …