bad. they are annoying but don t make you feel ill all over. this isn t the time we normally think about getting a flu shot. do we need a second flu shot? no, you don t. if you have already had the flu shot you are immune to this strain of flu. this is different. this year it contained either three or four strains. noe matter which one you got you are immune. no need for this flu shot. new study about mrsa being found in homes. this is particularly scary. we think about it being in hospitals. since it can be spread by raisers and sharing towels, right? what does this mean for the average american? what this new stud have y. showed is that our homes are major reservoir for standoff bacteria. stawf. it s coming into our communities and now our personal residences. what you need to do is really need to clean well. first of all most importantly, wash your hands. a good roughly thumb is you need to wash your hands for
about 20 seconds. if you sing the happy birthday song twice while you are soaping up, that s about 20 seconds. so often we just kind of run our hands and we are in a hurry trying to get out. but that s not what we need to do. what else? clean all those commonly used surfaces really well with good disinfectant sprays. most should clean the bathroom, kitchen really well. there are a list of bacterias and viruses killed by certain cleaning products on the back of those products. look for ones that kills mrsa wash your sheets and towels in hot water once a week. not because of mures but because of the flu. of course. any time to prevent illness. that s important. erin, thank you so much. 27 minutes after the hour on saturday morning. coming up on fox & friends. she was called super woman for saving her son just seconds before home explosion. police are saying that