Rabies, flu and Covid-19: What you need to know to protect yourself
Colder morning temperatures means the beginning of flu season in Cumberland County. The county hasn’t yet hit peaks in Covid-19, flu or RSV. Getting vaccinated before those peaks can help protect yourself from the respiratory viruses.
Flu season is here. Here’s how to protect yourself.
With colder temperatures this week signaling winter’s approach, something else is coming, too: respiratory illness season.
Cough, cough: Here’s where you can get your flu shot at Fort Liberty
With flu season underway, the N.C. Dept. of Public Health is recommending North Carolinians get vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them. Fort Liberty’s Dept. of Public Health and …
Health department to host flu, COVID vaccination clinics; pets can get $5 rabies shots
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will hold a “Vax Your Pet, Vax Yourself” clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Health Department, 1235 Ramsey St. Rabies vaccinations will cost $5 per pet. COVID-19 and flu vaccines will be free, according to a county news release.
Rate of flu, RSV cases prompts Cape Fear Valley to limit younger visitors
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has put restrictions on which units people under age 16 can visit because of the continuing high number of RSV and flu cases in the Fayetteville area.
Cape Fear Valley seeing higher than normal cases of respiratory illnesses
Two years ago, cases of RSV plummeted dramatically across the nation as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools, daycares and businesses. Once restrictions started easing in the summer of 2021, …