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WVU in the News: Officials recommend getting a flu shot this month

October 16, 2019 School of Medicine News

FAIRMONT – Each year, the influenza virus adapts and changes, which means more people could become susceptible to the bug.

In turn, the flu vaccine changes each year in order to combat the sickness and prevent the virus from infecting those who receive it.

Read more of this story from the Times West Virginian which quotes Kathryn Moffett, pediatric infectious disease specialist for WVU Medicine.

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