{"id":462,"date":"2019-01-14T02:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T02:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewfinkmd.com\/?page_id=462"},"modified":"2019-01-28T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T17:32:10","slug":"flu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewfinkmd.com\/flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"462\" class=\"elementor elementor-462 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3725bea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3725bea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b901781\" data-id=\"b901781\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f8178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f8178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f03ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f03ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c2ce28\" data-id=\"1c2ce28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c8653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7c8653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewfinkmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-467\" alt=\"Flu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewfinkmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flu.png 400w, https:\/\/andrewfinkmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flu-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52aaecf\" data-id=\"52aaecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9534d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9534d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 80,000 flu-related deaths occurred in the United States last winter. People older than 65 accounted for nine out of 10, but the flu also killed 180 young children and teenagers, according to the C.D.C.<\/p><p>Despite the risks, according to C.D.C. estimates, only 37.1 percent of adults 18 or older were vaccinated last flu season, down 6.2 percentage points from the year before, and 58 percent of children 6 months to 17 got at least one shot.<\/p><p>There are two proactive ways\u00a0we encourage our patients to be proactive about avoiding or minimizing the effects of the flu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a744171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a744171\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9722373\" data-id=\"9722373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88472c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88472c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li><strong>Get your flu shot.<\/strong>Most grocery stores and pharmacies offer flu shots at any time they are open. Depending on your health insurance plan, you may pay nothing for your flu shot. All Medicare beneficiaries pay zero for their annual flu vaccination.<\/li><li><strong>If you start to experience flu symptoms, don&#8217;t wait it out, hoping it will get better.<\/strong>There is medical treatment available for the flu if treatment is started within\u00a0the first 24-48 hours after the onset of symptoms.<\/li><\/ol><p>If someone with flu symptoms\u00a0waits longer than a day or two to be treated, the medication will\u00a0likely\u00a0not work and they can remain sick for up to ten days.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you or a family member starts to experience flu symptoms, don&#8217;t suffer in silence. Please call and come to our office to be seen within the first 24-48 hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flu More than 80,000 flu-related deaths occurred in the United States last winter. 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