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This holiday season we are seeing high rates of influenza – the flu – as well as RSV and COVID-19. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Prabhu Gounder, Medical Director of the Respiratory Diseases Unit in the Communicable Diseases Control Program and Elizabeth Traub, Viral Respiratory Diseases Epidemiologist, who share about the flu season, flu shots, and how to best keep our families and ourselves healthy.
Links discussed during the show:
Find out where to go to get a flu shot in LA County
Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) Homepage
ACDC Flu Information
LA County Influenza Surveillance Reports
Coping with stress? The Department of Mental Health has online resources to help.
Follow our department across all social media platforms @lapublichealth.
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