All volunteers will be compensated for their participation. The flu is a fast-striking illness. It is spread mainly through the air by coughing, sneezing, or close contact among people sharing the same air space. The flu is usually associated with fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, muscle aches and malaise. In some years, the flu can affect up to 50 million people a year in the United States.
Epidemics usually occur between late fall and early spring.
More than 20,000 people die from influenza and its complications each year. Recently, a large field trial enrolled approximately 1,600 children to determine the safety and effectiveness of a nasal spray flu vaccine. Overall, the vaccine spray provided 93 percent protection against influenza in the tested population. Vista Ave. at Grand Blvd.