Preparation is the best protection against flu this season
Local area locations for flu shot availability and who needs to get them.
It's just a couple of days before Christmas and a little more than a week from the 2011 New Year's celebration. Because of the recent flu outbreak, many people from Austell and Mableton are finding alternatives to their big holiday plans. "I had to order most of my gifts online this year," says 57-year-old grandmother of two, Cheryl Abbott. She's a Mableton resident who recently relocated from Florida to help her financially strapped daughter. "I got the flu over two weeks ago and still haven't been able to shake it. I never had the shots before but I never got sick in Florida," Abbott said. Abott is not alone, local clinics and doctor's offices have seen a spike in the number of cases within the past three weeks. Dr. Allen Nguyen of …
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