Flu Season Hits Charlotte North Carolina Hard - Retirement Homes

All across the USA flu season has grown to the worst level in a decade. North Carolina is a prime example of the rise of ?influenza this year, reports The Charlotte Observer. 17 people have died in the state.

Elderly are Hit the Hardest

Most cases have been influenza Type A H3N2, which often affects the elderly the hardest, according to Dr. Zack Moore, medical epidemiologist with Carolina?s health division. ?As we would expect with an H3N2-predominant season, there have been a lot of long-term care outbreaks and reports of severe illnesses and deaths in the elderly,? he told The Charlotte Observer.

Post-vaccination Period ? Two Weeks

The recommendation is to get a flu shot. Flu season will peak in late January or early February, enough time to use the two week post-vaccination period needed for antibodies to kick in and fight off the flu.

People 65 years and older are highly-recommended to receive the flu shot. There is no shortage of flu vaccine in the Charlotte area or the state. A physician from Carolinas Medical Center?s Arboretum Urgent Care said the injectable vaccine cannot cause flu. At worst it can create achiness in the arm. The influenza vaccine isn?t perfect, but it?s the best tool to prevent the flu.

Other Recommendations

• Wash your hands often with soap and hot water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Sneeze or cough into your elbow. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands
• Stay home if you?re sick. Stay away from your other family members at home to try to decrease their risk of getting flu

Doctors in Charlotte are cautiously optimistic that the flu might have hit a peak during the last week of December, but continue to issue a public health warning.

Medical?practitioners attend to the flu in Assisted Living and Continuing Care residences.

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State GOP Outraged by Martha Dean's Sandy Hook Post

Republican leaders in Connecticut are outraged at former GOP Attorney General candidate Martha Dean for posting a link on her Facebook page to a video that promotes conspiracy theories about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Senate Republican Leader Larry Cafero and House Republican Leader John McKinney released a statement Thursday denouncing Dean and calling the conspiracy theories "vile."

"The victims and families of Newtown and Connecticut as a whole have been devastated by this horrible tragedy, many of whom may never recover," Cafero said. "We do not need to hear these vile conspiracy claims."

The video claims the mass shooting on Dec. 14 may have been orchestrated by government officials and that it was staged by actors.

Cafero and McKinney called on Dean to remove the video from her Facebook page.

"The information put out by so-called "Newtown Truthers" and other conspiracy theorists is disgusting and despicable," McKinney said. "Their conduct and actions are not only an insult to our intelligence, but also hurtful to the people of Newtown and disrespectful to the families of the victims and the memories of their children. Reposting, or in any way furthering the legitimacy of these groups, is grossly irresponsible and equally wrong. Anyone who engages in such behavior owes the families of the victims and the people of Newtown an apology," he said.

Dean, who ran for the office of Connecticut Attorney General in 2010, advocated for gun training for children in schools, scout groups and at summer camps. She lost the election to Democrat George Jepsen.

The Facebook post was first reported by blogger Kevin Rennie, who called on Republican leaders to denounce Dean.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50499524/ns/local_news-hartford_ct/

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