{"id":79884,"date":"2017-12-27T12:20:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T20:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=79884"},"modified":"2018-01-05T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T21:48:11","slug":"health-officials-urge-residents-to-get-flu-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/12\/27\/health-officials-urge-residents-to-get-flu-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Health officials urge residents to get flu shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26073\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Flu-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Flu-shots.jpg 277w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Flu-shots-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Flu-shots-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>LOS ANGELES &#8211; The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reminded residents Wednesday that it&#8217;s not too late to get a flu shot.<\/p>\n<p>Influenza activity is on the rise county-wide and in neighboring regions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Continue spreading holiday cheer and not the flu,&#8221; said Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, the interim county health officer.<\/p>\n<p>Although flu activity usually peaks in January and February, the virus is hitting victims earlier than usual this flu season, Gunzenhauser said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Getting vaccinated against flu protects both the person who receives the vaccine and also reduces the chance they will become ill and spread the flu to family and friends,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>An annual flu vaccination is recommended for everyone older than 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccinations are especially recommended for those considered at greater risk for flu-related complications and their caregivers. These include children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, pregnant women and people with medical conditions such as asthma, chronic lung or heart disease, diabetes and those with a body-mass index greater than 40.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the flu, including vaccination locations, is available at the Public Health website at <a href=\"http:\/\/publichealth.lacounty.gov\/media\/FluSeason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publichealth.lacounty.gov\/media\/FluSeason\/<\/a> or at the County Information Line at 211.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8211; The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reminded residents Wednesday that it&#8217;s not too late to get a flu shot. Influenza activity is on the rise county-wide and in neighboring regions. &#8220;Continue spreading holiday cheer and not the flu,&#8221; said Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, the interim county health officer. Although flu activity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":26073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}