The virus is surging in California.
category for virus transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Amid the surge, you may be wondering if it's too late to get a flu shot., a professor of medicine at Stanford and an infectious disease expert, told SFGATE on the phone."It takes about 10 to 14 days to form antibodies in response to any type of a vaccine, and the flu shot is consistent with that. We’re still more than 10 days away from Christmas.
What's more, flu season hasn't reached its peak yet this year — and it usually doesn't hit its height until January or February, added an infectious disease expert at the University of California, San Francisco."It's like the rain is starting to fall, but it's drizzling, so you can still repair the roof," Chin-Hong told SFGATE on the phone."There are four strains of flu included in this vaccine," Chin-Hong said."Different strains circulate through the season, so if you had the flu early in this season, you will have more protection if you get the vaccine now.
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