Influenza

‘Tis the season to get your flu vaccination. There are currently no influenza cases in Park Rapids, but it’s still early in the 2015-16 flu season. January and February are typically the peak months for the illness. “This is a good time, before we see activity, to get vaccinated,”...

Influenza activity appears to have peaked in Minnesota, but it continues at a relatively high level and is still widespread. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 135 hospitalizations due to laboratory-confirmed influenza for the week ending Jan.