Episode – Jack Madsen did not get a influenza snapshot. Although he recently recovered from the influenza, one of Park Ridge's residents said he was not planning to vaccinate any time soon.
“I have never got one and still alive,” said Madsen, 55.
Influenza, known as influenza, has reached its climax in Chicago, and despite the high number of admission cases in the hospital, the number of people are immunized in this influenza season, according to the Ministry of Public Health in Chicago.
Only 23.3 per cent of Chicago population has received influenza shots this season, “the lowest coverage rate in the middle of the season in the past four years,” according to the ministry's report in January.
As of February 1, 25.1 per cent of Chicago residents received influenza shots, according to the influenza vaccine dashboard in the city.
Meanwhile, the visits of the emergency department due to influenza increased significantly to 6.2 percent of the visits from February 1 of 0.5 percent in early December, according to the city's diseases information panel.
This time last year, the visits of the influenza -related emergency were 1.6 percent, according to the city's information board.
The influenza positive rates in Chicago are still high, with 23 percent of positive samples, according to a weekly report in the Ministry of Health. The influenza positive rate was 6.7 percent a year ago, according to the city's dashboard. The dashboard also indicates high levels of influenza virus concentration in wastewater.
The Ministry of Health monitors the respiratory viruses weekly, as the data in cooperation with hospitals, health care and laboratory partners across the city, according to the spokesman for the department Jacob Martin.
Som Chakalakil, a pharmacist for employees who worked in CVS on 205 N. Michigan Ave. For nine years, she noticed the increased demand for influenza shots while people realizing to rise in diseases.
“We had people coming like them,” Oh, I didn't get the influenza shot, was it too late to get it now? “This is not.” It takes two weeks to build antibodies and become effective. But we certainly recommend it, and we are still asking all our patients, whenever people fill the recipes here, if they do not get a influenza shot with us. “
Although it is possible to get the influenza even after vaccination, “people tolerate the influenza better if vaccinated,” said Chakalakil.
Free influenza vaccines are available at the city's fortification clinic sites for those who are not insured or on medicaid and for children under the age of 18. All sites accept walking, but online registration is strongly encouraged.
Clinic sites and working hours are as follows:
Greater Lawn West 55th Street: 4150 W. 55th Street, 8 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday until Avenue Wilson Avenue: 845 W. Wilson Ave. , The second level, from 8 am to 3 pm from Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 am -4 pm on Tuesday and Thursday, Bilsen South Angeland Hop: 1713 S. Ashland Ave. , 8:30 AM-3: 30 pm Thursday and Friday Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub: 200 E. 115th St. , 2nd FL. , 9: -1 Monday evening
Sherley Tam, director of the pharmacy in downtown Waljins at Strate Street Street, said that she had not seen patients coming to obtain influenza shots in recent weeks, but she noticed the increased demand for the treatments associated with influenza.
Handering stores in three walgrens and CVS stores in the episode on Tuesday afternoon had empty holes in the influenza and cold medicines.
Chakkalakel message to people looking for relief from cold, cold tiles and influenza: “They will only treat flu symptoms and will not help shortening the duration. For this reason it is always important that if you have the cold flu symptoms that you see, so that they can test and can prescribe antivirals Like Tamiflu to help you improve sooner.
For more information about the influenza data in Chicago and where you get vaccinations, you prefer to visit the Ministry of Health website.
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