Despite the mild early fall weather, health officials are telling us it’s time to get a flu shot.

Deb Scholten (shole-ten), Director of the Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department in Wayne says the vaccine for this year has been reformulated…

 

Scholten says some groups are more at risk for the flu and side effects…

 

Scholten says they watch for signs of the bug, especially at schools…

 

She says since there have been no reported outbreaks of the flu, it is hard to tell how widespread it may be this fall and winter.