Flu Epidemic Spreads — Eva Pilgram
The flu season is raging and getting worse. Doctors on the front lines in emergency rooms are noticing the surge. “A few weeks back it was maybe 25 to 30 patients a day, today we are getting up to 40 to 50 patients a day coming in with flu symptoms,” said Peter Shearer, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and medical director in the emergency department at the Mount Sinai Hospital. There have already been more than 17,000 hospitalizations nationwide, on track to break records. The CDC is urging anyone that is recovering from the flu but never got the flu shot to get it as soon as they are better.
- Peter Shearer, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Medical Director, Emergency Department, The Mount Sinai Hospital
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