There鈥檚 been so much media attention focused on the Ebola crisis in West Africa and whether the healthcare system in the U.S. is , it鈥檚 easy to forget that the U.S. flu season has begun. Each year thousands of people in the U.S. die from the flu, tens of thousands in bad years. Last year there were .
According to the CDC, it鈥檚 nearly impossible to predict how severe a will be because it changes every year, but Kenny Vigil with the , says at least one thing is for sure, 鈥淕etting a flu shot is important because it is the best way to protect yourself from flu.鈥�
The department recommends getting a flu shot as soon as possible and Vigil says don鈥檛 let fears about money hold you back.
are available from the UNM Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque in the coming weeks as well as in Santa Fe.
