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Local clinics run out of flu vaccines

Some signs in area parking lots and store windows advertise "Flu Shots Available Today." In many cases, however, the signs are overly optimistic or outright wrong.

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Deadly flu season set to be moderate to severe

The flu season this year has been a deadly one, with 18 children who have already died from influenza-related illness since its beginning.

Tags: flu, flu season, flu shots, CDC, Jamie Forzato

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Flu season off to a bad start for nation, Virginia

An early start to the flu season and a strain that has caused more severe cases in past years is setting the region up for a nasty flu season.

Tags: flu season, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Randi Martin

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Attention needle-phobes: New way to get a flu shot

A new kind of "ouchless" flu shot features a tiny needle less than a tenth of an inch in length and the width of a human hair.

Tags: intradermal shot, Foxhall Internists, Pamela Prindle, flu shots

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