Shasta Community Health Center is scheduled to get a delivery of 20 pills next week, but these pills are not a preventative measure. It treats the illness once a person is infected.
little more educated about, you know, those identifying symptoms. and then what do they do? when do they know they need to go to the hospital or go see a doctor? what are the answers there? for example, most people confuse a classic upper respiratory infection that s not the flu with the flu. when you get the flu and you re going to have a problem, it is really a systemic disease. you get aches and pains and fever and you really know you re sick. if you see that your fever have what looks like a serious involvement, there s always the possibility and the advisability of going to the physician to get an anti-viral drug like tami-flu. this is particularly relevant for people who fall into the category of being high-risk for complications. the elderly, those with chronic diseases, pregnant women, the very young. if those individuals get the flu, you should not hesitate to get them on an anti-viral like tamiflu. your little ones are just telling you, i don t feel if,
problem in the past few season, that the vaccine that s administered doesn t always match the strain of the flu that is most virulent and seems to be getting to people? that s an excellent point. that s the real challenge we re facing. there s a time-honored way of approaching seasonal flu every year, but it s somewhat antiquated. we really have to be and we re putting a lot of effort into graduating into the next phase of what we call gradually getting towards a universal influenza vaccine, namely a vaccine that protects against that part of the virus that doesn t change from season to season. so instead of having to chase after all those drifts that you get from season to season, to be able to vaccinate with a vaccine that essentially protects you against all those modifications. we re certainly not there yet, but that really is the goal instead of each year having to play the game of chasing after what the next season is going to bring us. part of the big fight is really helping
but, you know, you need some real specificity to figure out whether they need tamiflu or addressed for flu. there are several things that are red flags. high feev they ver that doesn t. listlessness. not breathing well. or looking like you re doing well and then all of a sudden you wind up with what looks like a relapse which can be an indication of a secondary bacterial infection such as pneumonia. so those are the things you have to keep on your radar screen so you don t miss them. all right, vital information, thank you so much, doctor. anthony fauci, appreciate it.
medications against flu. the problem with these is you got to take them soon after you get infected. what are they? the medications are tami flu. if you get typical flu symptoms, the rapid on set or the fever get to the doctor early and you can get these medications. good to know. thank you so much. richard webby, we appreciate your perspective here. take good care. thank you. big day for football! coy wire is here. something going on today, isn t there, victor? it looks like the government shutdown was going to prevent it but good news for our troops. they will be able to watch today s conference championship games. winner punching a ticket to super bowl lii. a quick preview coming up after the break. it s absolute confidence in 30,000 precision parts. or it isn t. it s inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians. or it isn t. it s backed by an unlimited mileage warranty,