Influenza B showing up earlier this flu season, Palm Beach County health director says

Calling it an "unusual" start to the flu season, the health director of Palm Beach County on Tuesday urged residents to get a flu shot right away as our community continues to see cases of COVID-19.

B& THE DIRECTOR FOR THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS SHESEEN CASES FOR BOTH FLU A ANDFLU B IN OUR AREA& BUTINFLUENZA B IS SHOWING UPMONTHS BEFORE IT USUALLY DOEWPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA EXPLAINS HOW IT COULDBE A CHALLENGE IN THE MIDDOF A PANDEMIC&YOU ALREADY KNOW THEREMUCH OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEENSYMPTOMS FOR THE FLU ANDSYMPTOMS OF COVID-19& PALMBEACH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTDIRECTOR DR. ALINA ALONSO HASBEEN WARNINGBE OVERWHELMED IF FLU PATIENSTART SHOWING UP&.

DR. ALONSO14:22 IF A PERSON HAS THETYPICAL FEVER, COUGH, SORETHROAT - THOSE ARE EXACTLY THESAME YOUABLE TO TELL UNLESS YOU GETTESTED SO PLEASE DONOUT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOMCAUSE THATOVERWHELM OUR SYSTEM DR.ALONSO SAYS CASES OF INFLUENZAA AND B HAVE ALREADY STARTEDPOPPING UP IN THE COUNTY &INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTDR. LESLIE DIAZ SAYS SHEHASNCASES YET - BUT SAY IT WILL BECHALLENGING TO DIAGNOSEPATIENT THIS YEAR&.

SAYINGMOST PHYSICIANS MAY BEHESITANT TO SEE THE PATIENTPERSON.

DR. LESLIE DIAZ 6:28THE PROVIDER WOULD SAY GO TOAN URGENT CARE CENTER OR GO TOA TESTING SITE TO GETEVALUATED AND GET TESTED FCOVID FIRST BEFORE WE PROCEEDWITH ANY OTHER TREATMENT ANDASSESSMENT DOCTORS ALONSO ANDDIAZ BOTH AGREE GETTING THEFLU SHOT EARLY COULD RULE OUTTHE FLU VIRUS SHOULD YOU STARTTO EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS SIMILARTO COVID-19.

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