Doctors are seeing more active flu season this year

FLU SEASON, JENNIFER.ACCORDING TO THE CDC FLUACTIVITY IS MINIMAL IN SOUTHCAROLINA RIGHT NOW,UT B A NURSEPRACTITIONER.WE SPOKE WITH TODAY SAYS THEYARE EXPECTING A WSEOR FLU SEASONTHAN LAST YEAR AND WITH COVID-19CASES STILL IN OUR COMMUNITIES.SHE IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GETVACCINATED.HEADING INTO SEASON WE’RE SEEINGAN INCREASE IN FLU, AND WE’RESEEING LARRGE INCREASE OVER LASTYEAR NURSE PRACTITIONER BRAYGILES WITH BON SECOURS FLUACTIVITY THIS YEAR COMPARED TOLAST YEAR’S MILD SEASON.WE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE FORLTCOVID-19 SHUC AS MASKS ANDSOCIAL DISTANCING ANDHANDWASHING AND I THINK THATTHAT PROBABLY WHYIS WE DID NOTSEE AS MUCH SLEEP WHO WITH MANYOF THOSE MEASURES RELAXED GILESSAYS THERE ARE CONCERNS HEALTHCARE RESOURCES WILL BECOMEOVERWHELMED IF THERE ARE LARGENUMBER OF FLU AND COVID-19 CASESWE DO STAFF UP FOR THOSE KIND OFTHINGS.BUT WE’VE SEEN WHAT A COVID-19SURGE LOOKS LIKE AND A COVID-19SURGE WITH A FLU SURGE COULD BE.COULD BE A LITTLE TRICKY.FILESS I ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TOGET BOTHHE T FLU AND COVID-19VACCINES.THAT’S OUR NUMBER ONE THING TOHELP.PROTECT YOURSELF YOUR FAMILY ANDYOUR COMMUNITY AND SHE SAYS IT’SA GOOD IDEA TO PRACTICE THESAFETY MEASURES EMPHASIZEDTHROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC LIKEWASHING YO HURANDS FREQUENTLYAND STAYING HOME IF YOU ARESICK, SHE SAYS SOME OF THESYMPTOMS OF THELU F TO LOOK OUTFOR INCLUDE A FEVER COUGH ANDCONGESTION WHICH ARE SIMARIL TOTHE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19.SHE SAYS THE BEST TNGHI TOO D IFYOU EXPERIENCE THESE SYMPTOMS ISTO GO TO A DOCTOR TO OUT EXACTLYWHAT YOU HAVE GILES SAYS THAT ITIS NOT TOO LATE TO GET THE FLUSHOT AND YOU CAN GET IT AT THESAME TIME AS YOU GET THECOVID-19 VACCINE