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Health Dept. reports 19 new Arkansas flu deaths

Health Dept. reports 19 new Arkansas flu deaths
HAVE DIED OF THE FLU. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS THAT 57 PEOPLE HAVE DIED THIS SEASON. 70% OF THOSE 57 DEATHS WERE AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE EITHER UNVACCINATED-- OR HAD AN UNKNOWN VACCINE HISTORY ACCORDING TO THE A-D-H. DOCTORS ARE STILL ENCOURAGING YOU TO GET THE VACC
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Health Dept. reports 19 new Arkansas flu deaths
The number Arkansans who have died from the flu this season now stands at 57, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. ADH)This number includes 19 new flu deaths reported to the state last week.The 57 number includes one pediatric flu death.70% of those 57 deaths were among people who were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccine history, according to ADH. 227 Arkansans died of the flu last season.Doctors in Arkansas have asked parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against the flu.

The number Arkansans who have died from the flu this season now stands at 57, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. ADH)

This number includes 19 new flu deaths reported to the state last week.

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The 57 number includes one pediatric flu death.

70% of those 57 deaths were among people who were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccine history, according to ADH.

227 Arkansans died of the flu last season.

Doctors in Arkansas have asked parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against the flu.