Let's Talk New Mexico 12/13 8a: Doctors recommend getting a flu shot in the fall, but it’s not too late. A record 80,000 people died in 2017 from the flu and the CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months get vaccinated every year. Do you get the flu shot? Does it seem like you get sick anyway? Is it hard to find time or a place? We’ll explore myths about the flu vaccine and its effectiveness. We want to hear from you. Email LetsTalk@KUNM.org or call in live during the show.
Guests:
Dr. William Dehority - associate professor of pediatric and infectious diseases at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Dan Burke -infectious disease bureau chief for the New Mexico Department of Health
Janet Riley - volunteer DJ at KUNM - Singing Wire
Related:
CDC: Misconceptions about Seasonal Flu and Flu Vaccines
Harvard Health Publishing: 10 flu myths
NORC at the University of Chicago: 41 Percent of Americans Do Not Intend to Get a Flu Shot this Season
AP: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in US
