PHOENIX, AZ – Ready or not, Phoenix flu season is just around the corner. The 2020-21 flu season is the second flu season Phoenix residents face while battling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict that both viruses will re-spread simultaneously during this flu season. Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can lead to serious illness, hospitalization, or even death. Typical flu symptoms are fever, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle pain and extreme tiredness. The flu symptoms are similar to COVID-19, but they usually come on more quickly. If you get tested for the flu this season, you may need to get tested for COVID-19 as well. While the flu typically infects tens of millions of people each year, the 2019-20 flu season was an anomaly. Influenza activity was unusually low during the last flu season in the United States, despite high testing. Between September 28, 2020 and May 22, 2021, only 1,675 – or 0.2 percent – of 818,939 airway samples tested by clinical laboratories in the United States were positive for one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza virus. By comparison, the 2019-20 flu season caused approximately 35 million flu-related illnesses, 16 million flu-related doctor visits, 380,000 flu-related hospital admissions, and 20,000 flu-related deaths, according to CDC data, numbers were likely to have been COVID-19 containment measures such as wearing face masks, hand washing, school closings and physical Distancing. Despite the low numbers over the past year, an annual flu shot is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over. There are a few exceptions. To date, more than 100 million Americans have gotten the flu vaccine, according to the CDC. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 0891450 W Jefferson St # 140, Phoenix, AZ 85004 2. Fry’s Food and Drug # 66000088100 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 3. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 093471525 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004 4. SAFEWAY PHARMACY # 2651340 E Mcdowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004 5. SAFEWAY PHARMACY # 174520 W Osborn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 6. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 02963711 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014 7. CVS Pharmacy , Inc. # 092252406 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016 8. Melrose Pharmacy706 W Montecito Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013 9. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 057784040 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015 10. Westcare Clinic3864 N 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017 11. Fry’s Food and Drug # 660000023036 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016 12. Fry’s Food and Drug # 66000128744 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 13. Fry’s Food and Drug # 660001294724 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016 14. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 083661610 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016 15. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 093276021 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85042 16. Walmart Inc. # 10-251 53 721 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018 17. Fry’s Food And Drug # 660006104230 W Mcdowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85009 18. SAFEWAY PHARMACY # 15916202 S 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042 19. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 174185715 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015 20. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 092224275 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85009 21. Walmart Inc # 10-21131607 W Bethany Home Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85015 22. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 092976002 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014 23. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. # 035001625 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008 24. Fry’s Food and Drug # 66000046520 E Baseline Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85042 25. SAFEWAY PHARMACY # 20423132 E Camelback Rd , Phoenix, AZ 85016 Although there is no official start or end of the flu season, the CDC recommends people get vaccinated by the end of October. Many Americans are also entitled to a COVID-19 booster vaccination. You can get a flu vaccine at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine, including a COVID-19 booster, according to the CDC. To minimize your risk of flu, follow these three simple steps: Get a flu vaccine. It’s the best way to fight the flu. When you cough or sneeze, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue and wash your hands frequently. Take antiviral flu medications if your doctor prescribes them. If you catch the flu, antiviral drugs can be used to treat your illness.
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