South Florida doctors stress importance of flu vaccine this year

South Florida doctors stress importance of flu vaccine this year.

NEW AT 5- A COVID-19 VACCINETRIAL HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD INPALM BEACH COUNTY BUT THERE ISA GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THISSTORY... THE TRIAL STARTEDLAST WEEK AT A MEDICAL OFFICEON THE JFK MEDICAL CAMPUS..

ITINVOLVED SEVERAL HUNDREDVOLUNTEERS.

ACCORING TO OURPARTNERS AT THE PALM BEACHPOST- THE F-D-A STOPPED THETRIAL..

AS IT INVESTIGATESWHETHER RESULTS FROM AEUROPEAN TRIAL..

WILL BEENOUGH TO GIVE THE VACCINEEMERGENCY APPROVAL.

THAT TRIALFOUND THE VACCINE TO BEEFFECTIVDOCTORS SAY FLU VACCINES WILLBE CRITICAL THIS YEAR TOREDUCE CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHERYOUCOVID SYMPTOMS. WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA EXPLAINS WHY DOCTORSSAY THE FLU VACCINE ISESSENTIAL THIS YEAR.A RUNNY OR STUFFY NOSE, COUGH,FEVER , DIFFICULTY BREATHING &THOSE SOUND LIKE COVID SYMPTOMSRIGHTSYMPTOMS AND THIS YEAR DOCTORSSAY THE BEST WAY TO RULE THEFLU OUT IF YOUGET VACCINATED.

VACCINES AREALREADY AVAILABLE FOR THE FLUSEASON WHICH TYPICALLY PEAKSIN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ANDRUNS THROUGH MARCH OF NEYEAR& 1:32 IT IS MOREIMPORTANT THIS YEAR BECAUSE ITSCOMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OFTHE COVID& THE SYMPTOMS AREVERY SIMILARSTAFF AT PALM BEACH GARDENSMEDICAL CENTER DR. SHADY SALIBSAYS THE ONE DIFFERENCE ISTHAT COVID GIVES HIGHER FEVERSAND YOU CAN EXPERIENCE CHANGEIN OR LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL &HE SAYS GETTING THE FLUVACCINE WILL HELP DOCTORSBETTER ASSESS THE PATIENTS APOTENTIALLY RULE OUT THE FLU.6:38 IMAGINE WE GET THEPATIENT WE DON'T KNOW IF ITSCORONA INFECTION OR COVIDINFECTION OR THE FLU AND ITTURNS OUT THE PATIENT HASBOTH.

THIS CAN BE CATASTROPHICIN MANY PATIENTS ESPECIALLYOLDER POPULATION NOW REMEMBERYOU CAN STILL GET THE FLU EVENWITH THE VACCINE... BUT DR.SALID SAYS TYPICALLY THESYMPTOMS ARE LESS SEVERE.

HESAYS GETTING THE FLU SHOTEARLY WILL STILL PROTECT YOUFOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.MICHELLE QUESADA WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.