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The Los Angeles Department of Public Health's vision is simple: healthy people in healthy communities. The LA Public Health Podcast delivers news, updates, and compelling stories from the largest public health jurisdiction in North America, working every day to achieve health equity for more than 10 million Angelenos in every corner of Los Angeles County and beyond.
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
This holiday season we are seeing high rates of influenza – the flu – as well as RSV and COVID-19. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Prabhu Gounder, Medical Director of the Respiratory Diseases Unit in the Communicable Diseases Control Program and Elizabeth Traub, Viral Respiratory Diseases Epidemiologist, who share about the flu season, flu shots, and how to best keep our families and ourselves healthy.
Links discussed during the show:
- Find out where to go to get a flu shot in LA County
- Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) Homepage
- ACDC Flu Information
- LA County Influenza Surveillance Reports
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