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Minnesota Health Officials Push for Flu Shots

Minnesota Health Officials Push for Flu Shots

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October is the start of flu season and health officials are reminding Minnesotans, especially the elderly, to get their flu shots.

 

Jennifer Heath with the Minnesota Health Department says it’s important for all of us to wash our hands, cover our coughs, and stay home when we’re sick. In Minnesota, there were three flu-related hospitalizations last week.

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