THE FLU SEASON ISN’T GETTING ANY BETTER IN NEW MEXICO…BUT IT HASN’T PEAKED YET EITHER. THAT FROM DR. STEVE MCLAUGHLIN, THE HEAD OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT UNM HOSPITAL. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FLU SEASON IS FAR FROM OVER. HE SAYS WE CAN EXPECT A CONTINUED LEVEL OF FLU ACTIVITY IN NEW MEXICO WELL INTO MARCH AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY APRIL.
MCLAUGHLIN SAYS THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATION FROM THE FLU HAS BEEN PNEUMONIA. HE SAYS NEW MEXICO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO SHOW HIGH FLU ACTIVITY…NOW OTHER STATES ARE ALSO SEEING MORE CASES.
