RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - As temperatures drop, galore of america are spending much clip indoors. But immoderate are confined to their homes due to the fact that of the flu.
“They get truly atrocious fevers, our kids, truthful I was beauteous scared,” said Camille Webb, a Reno ma of three.
Webb and her children fought the flu astatine home, similar galore of us. They planned to trust connected over-the-counter fever reducers similar Tylenol, until astir each store was sold out.
“CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Target,” Webb said.
“No wherever implicit here, they didn’t person thing successful banal truthful I had to thrust 30 minutes to Carson [City] to find some.”
Webb isn’t the lone genitor connected the lookout. Several moms connected Facebook posted photos of bare store shelves and others asked for help, hoping 1 of their friends had other children’s Tylenol.
While immoderate areas astir the state are seeing spot shortages, the deficiency of medicine is besides owed to a spike successful demand. More radical are getting sick.
Washoe County reported 39 flu related hospitalizations and 2 deaths past week. They accidental the ascendant strain is benignant “A”.
The county’s immunization programme supervisor says her recommendations is to get immoderate remainder and if symptoms get worse, spot a doctor.
“Stay location [and] speech to a provider,” said Victoria Nicolson Hornblower, Washoe County Immunizations Program Supervisor.
Webb says to beryllium connected the lookout for Tylenol, if not for yourself, for friends and family.
“Even if your kid isn’t sick, I mean it’s astir apt a bully thought close present to, adjacent if you conscionable spell to the market store oregon anywhere, conscionable to get a vessel if you spot one,” Webb said.
You tin get a flu changeable astatine the Washoe County Health District. For much accusation click this link.
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