Are You Prepared for the 2019 Flu Season?

By Pat Tarantino | December 9, 2019
Sick in bed with the flu

Noting an increase in influenza activity across the nation, health officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the beginning of the 2019 – 2020 flu season on December 5th. While this is the earliest flu season announcement in 15 years, there are still plenty of ways you can protect yourself and your loved…

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Are You Ready for Flu Season?

By Pat Tarantino | October 12, 2016

The chart above indicates which months most commonly see peak flu activity every year, based on CDC data gathered from the 1982-83 flu season to 2015-16. Image courtesy of the CDC. October marks the beginning of flu season and in an effort to better protect our community, SelectCare Home Care Services wishes to share some…

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Preparing Home Healthcare Workers For Flu Season

By Pat Tarantino | October 13, 2014
Sneezing

As flu season arrives each year, the nature of the virus, the timing, the seriousness, and the length of the season varies. Not even the Center for Disease Control (CDC) can predict how the 2014-15 season will play out, but recommends that everyone over six months of age receive a shot designed to combat the…

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