[CREDIT: CDC] The Health Department urges people to get their flu shots now to give themselves time to build immunity before the holiday, when many will have increased contact with others who may have the flu.

RIDOH: Flu Shots Important Now As Illness Reports Increase

By: Rob Borkowski on December 13, 2019 in News to You

PROVIDENCE — As New England states report elevated flu activity the last several weeks, with one flu-related death and 24 flu-related hospitalizations in Rhode Island, the RI Department of Health […]

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Health Department: Flu ‘Widespread,’ Vaccines Still Available

By: Rob Borkowski on March 3, 2016 in News to You

The RI Department of Health announced Tuesday that cases of flu in the state are now “widespread,” requiring unvaccinated healthcare workers in hospitals and healthcare facilities to wear surgical masks.