Influenza not taking year off, again! - 3 flu strains in Iowa
Iowa is below Minnesota, to the left of Illinois with a large nose and small mouth; most consider it the most handsome state. |
I also thought that moving to Iowa would limit my exposure to these sorts of transmissible pathogens. It's not like I see people most days; ain't nobody here but us chickens. I even thought Dan was joking about measles and mumps. We have vaccines, we can't possibly have measles and mumps around here! Apart from what people say, I really do think wishful thinking can prevent influenza if we wish REALLY really hard. If even one of us gives up hope - bam, pandemic.
So I was surprised (not really) to learn that we currently have 3 influenza strains circulating in Iowa (H3N2, H1N1 and Influenza B). From what I gather, there is a good match with the vaccine. So perhaps now would be a good time to get vaccinated. As Dan said, we are doing well at UIHC with a 93% vaccination rate. Not sure what the vaccine uptake is in the community, but I guess we are about to find out.
Chicago Tribune article
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