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 comments   • Share   • Print   • - A A A +  We're still in the
height of flu season and just Monday, we learned the sad news
that an infant from the eastern part of North Carolina recently
died from the flu. That brings the number of flu deaths in the
state this flu season to 22. The majority have been young adults
between the ages of 25 and 49 years old.  We all would
agree, it's 22 lives too many taken by the flu. But we don't
want you to be scared into thinking we have an epidemic.
According to 2012 numbers, there are more than 9.7 million
people in the state. Statistically, less than one percent of our
state's population have died from the flu. In no way do the
numbers minimize the deaths. We want you to be informed, we want
you to know how to keep the flu away from you and your family.
The key things to remember are:    • Get your flu shot, if not
for you, for those who can't --