ASSOCIATED PRESS
WYOMING – Health
officials in Western states with low rates of flu vaccination urge people to
get flu shots.
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention says Wyoming, Utah and Idaho rank among
the bottom 10 states for adult flu vaccination.
The CDC
advises that everyone over 6 months old get flu shots each fall. The
vaccinations are updated annually to match strains likely to circulate in the
U.S. before flu season ends in May.
Wyoming department
spokeswoman Kim Deti says Wyoming had 23 flu-related deaths last year
and hundreds of hospitalizations every year.
