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Lubbock Flu Numbers on the Rise

By: Brittany Escobar
Updated: December 26, 2012
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Lubbock walk-in clinics have been swamped all day long, leaving some patients waiting close to two hours.

 

Beckie Brawley with the Lubbock Health Department said last week over 200 people in Lubbock were reported to show symptoms of the flu, including fever, chills, muscle aches and extreme fatigue.

 

We are in the first weeks of flu season which ranges from mid-December to mid-March.

 

Since flu numbers are on the rise, Brawley says it's hard to determine whether or not we are in the peek of the flu season.

 

Doctors say the only sure way to avoid getting the flu is getting the flu shot and constantly wash your hands to kill those germs.

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