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Show Get your flu shots now FARMINGTON This could be a healthy winter for flu bugs. Health experts nationwide are anticipating a heavy year of influenza, says Dr. Enrico Leopardi, Davis County Health director. In fact, at least two strains of "Type A" influenza are expected. In anticipation of the onslought, the health department already has on hand Trivalent vaccine. Shots are administared by the health department for $3 during regular clinics: Farming-ton, Farming-ton, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-4:30 p.m. Courthouse basement. Room 4; Clearfield, Tuesday, Thursday 1-4:30 p.m., north end of city swimming pool; Bountiful, Tuesday, Thursday, Thurs-day, 1-4:30 p.m., Deaf Center, 4th North 4th East. It's advised for those with chronic diseases, persons age 65, with heart and lung diseases and asthma, diabetics, cancer patients and youngsters regularly taking aspirin. A Monovalent vaccine will be available late this month and it especially advised for those under age 33 who haven't regularly . received the Trivalent, a health official says. Those regularly receiving flu vaccines are "pretty well immune" and shouldn't need Monovalent. . '.. Overall, Dr. Leopardi told the board of health "only 20 per- . ' cent of those who should be immunized are. It (influenza) is the ; fifth largest cause of death." - i After receiving the vaccination, it takes about a month for the . : body to build up immunity, he said. The flu projections are based on what happens in the South-' South-' ern Hemisphere, such as in Australia and New Zealand, Dr. " Leopardi indicated. "It's a kind of roulette. The flu strain can v change from season to season." . -t t ' ; ' i - ("" ' He recommended that nursing homes make the immunization available to their residents. " i |
