FLU
FLU SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING ... AND WHEN YOU GET YOUR FLU SHOT
THIS YEAR... EXPECT
SOME CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO "U-S-A TODAY"...
FOR THE FIRST TIME, BOTH
WALGREENS AND C-V-S PHARMACISTS
WILL CHECK
PEOPLE'S TEMPERATURES, ASK ABOUT
COVID-19
SYMPTOMS AND WEAR FACE SHIELDS
WHEN DELIVERING THE
VACCINE.
AND THEY'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING,
BUT NOT
REQUIRING PEOPLE TO SET UP AN
APPOINTMENT
AHEAD OF TIME AND FILL OUT THE
PAPERWORK
ONLINE.
PAPERWORK ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. BUT, EVEN IN THIS PANDEMIC--
DOCTORS ARE STILL RECOMMENDING YOU STILL GET A FLU
SHOT THIS YEAR... AND YOU
GET IT EARLY!
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THIS-- IS DOCTOR RYAN MCCORKLE, WHO IS AN
EMERGENCY
MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT ST.
DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER!
GOOD
GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR MCCORKLE! QUESTIONS: 1. COVID-19 SEEMS LIKE IT'S
GOING TO STILL BE AROUND
WHEN FLU SEASON KICKS OFF IN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS. IF
PEOPLE ARE FEELING SICK, HOW CAN
THEY DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN THE TWO VIRUSES?
HOW ARE YOU GUYS PREPARING TO
DEAL WITH BOTH
HOW
HOW CAN
HOW CAN THEY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO VIRUSES? PEOPLE ARE FEELING SICK, HOW CAN
THEY DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN THE TWO VIRUSES?
HOW
HOW ARE
HOW ARE YOU GUYS PREPARING TO DEAL WITH BOTH
VIRUSES
VIRUSES AT THE SAME TIME?
2.
2. WHAT
2. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COVID AND THE FLU?
CONTAGIOUS, WHAT'S MORE DEADLY, ETC.
ETC.
3.
3. A
3. A LOT
3. A LOT OF EXPERTS SAY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC,
BETWEEN
BETWEEN COVID AND THE FLU? CONTAGIOUS, WHAT'S MORE DEADLY, ETC.
ETC.
3.
3. A
3. A LOT
3. A LOT OF EXPERTS SAY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO GET
THE FLU SHOT THIS YEAR.
WHY
WHY IS
WHY IS THAT? 4. THERE'S ALWAYS THE THEORY GOING AROUND THAT
THE FLU SHOT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU
THE FLU. WHY MIGHT THAT
NOT BE TRUE?
5. WHEN WE GO OUT IN PUBLIC
RIGHT
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
DISTANCING.
YOU
YOU THE
YOU THE FLU. WHY MIGHT THAT NOT BE TRUE? 5. WHEN WE GO OUT IN PUBLIC
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SEEING A
LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING MASKS AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
COULD
COULD THAT ALSO HELP US MITIGATE THE FLU SEASON
THIS
THIS YEAR? 6. IS THERE A MESSAGE YOU HAVE FOR THE PERSON WHO IS
AT HOME WATCHING? WHO STILL DOES
NOT WANT TO WEAR A MASK - OR
THEY "THINK THEY'LL GET SICK AND
JUST
GET BETTER QUICKLY?"
THANK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US!