{"id":124434,"date":"2024-11-11T02:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124434"},"modified":"2024-11-11T02:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:12:52","slug":"winter-illnesses-are-in-full-effect-as-health-officials-encourage-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124434","title":{"rendered":"Winter illnesses are in full effect as health officials encourage vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyContent\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-fuel-fuelshortcode\">\n<div class=\"single-clip shortcode-video\">\n<div class=\"bitcentral-fuel-player-section\">\n<p>Flu and COVID cases have not spiked yet, but health officials are warning that vaccinations are still needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. \u2014 If you haven\u2019t realized already, \u2019tis the season for washing hands and getting vaccines because winter viruses are in full effect. COVID-19, Flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) typically peak in January. But it\u2019s important to prepare for that by getting vaccinated now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery winter, you know, starts off easy, and that\u2019s really why we push vaccines at this time of year,\u201d said New Mexico Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Miranda Durham. \u201cKids are in school. All of us are inside, spending more time together. And that\u2019s just, you know, it\u2019s very easy for viruses to pass from person to person in that setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durham explained that it\u2019s not just one virus, either. The DOH tracks the flu or Influenza, COVID and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID still is the most deadly of those three viruses that I was talking about, still kills the most people and is the most commonly circulating now,\u201d Durham explained.<\/p>\n<p>Statewide, there aren\u2019t that many cases when it comes to all three viruses. But the DOH has noticed, COVID is the most common, which is something doctors are also seeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m admitting people who are having, like, severe difficulty breathing, needing extra support. And those people do tend to be older than 65 and have other underlying medical conditions,\u201d Dr. Alicia Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gonzales works as a hospitalist in Ruidoso. She explained people older than 65 and kids are considered vulnerable populations, meaning they\u2019re the most susceptible to sickness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween newborn and six month is when they\u2019re really high risk for things like RSV and flu,\u201d Dr. Gonzales continued. \u201cRSV tends to continue to be difficult up until, like two to three years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>COVID and flu vaccines are available for anyone 6 months and older. But it\u2019s a little more complicated for RSV as the vaccine isn\u2019t available for kids yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPregnant women can get the RSV vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy that will confer immunity onto their newborns,\u201d Dr. Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p>Both Dr. Gonzales and Durham stressed the importance of getting vaccinated now because vaccines take about 2 weeks to start protecting you. Even then, it\u2019s not guaranteed immunity but it does go a long way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad you not gotten the vaccine, you would be feeling these symptoms tenfold,\u201d Dr. Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p>Because that immunity takes some time now is the perfect time to get vaccinated as Thanksgiving is about three weeks away. The DOH keeps track of how many New Mexicans have gotten their COVID and flu vaccines. This week alone, there were more than 27,000 vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about vaccines and where you can get your shots, click <a href=\"https:\/\/vaccine.doh.nm.gov\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Revcontent Tag --><!-- End Tags - Revcontent --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kob.com\/news\/top-news\/winter-illnesses-are-in-full-effect-as-health-officials-encourage-vaccinations\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flu and COVID cases have not spiked yet, but health officials are warning that vaccinations are still needed. 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