This Year’s Flu Could Be Severe, Tough To Fight, Experts Warn
Providers are urging the very young and old, in particular, to get their vaccination.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Sonoma County Flu Season Could Be Virulent
With flu season expected to ramp up this month, local public health officials are urging Sonoma County residents 6 months and older to get a flu shot to curb the spread of the virus. There’s still very little local transmission of the influenza virus, but infectious disease experts say this year’s dominant strain could be Influenza A’s H3 subtype, a particularly virulent virus. Early cases of H3 flu virus have been detected in various parts of the country, said Dr. Gary Green, head of infectious disease at Kaiser Santa Rosa Medical Center. (Espinoza, 10/18)
In other news from across the state —
Sacramento Business Journal:
Sutter Cancer Center Roseville Consolidates Services Under One Roof
Sutter Health is celebrating the grand opening of its new $27 million Sutter Cancer Center Roseville to bring many of its scattered cancer services in Roseville into the same building. Construction was recently completed on the three-story building, with tenant improvements through most of it. Some space remains empty for future expansion. The building at 8 Medical Plaza Drive houses multiple groups that had been in other locations in Roseville, some of them in office buildings on Douglas Boulevard and others that had been in Sutter Roseville Hospital and in other locations. (Anderson, 10/18)