CVS Pharmacist Urges Flu Shots Before Halloween as Florida Faces 2-Week Vaccine Delay
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Updated · WJXT News4JAX · Oct 14
CVS Pharmacist Urges Flu Shots Before Halloween as Florida Faces 2-Week Vaccine Delay
2 articles · Updated · WJXT News4JAX · Oct 14
Summary
April Jones, a CVS pharmacist, used News4Jax's The Morning Show to counter flu-shot myths as Florida enters a season doctors fear could be worse amid vaccine hesitancy.
2 weeks is how long the flu vaccine takes to become effective, making a shot before Halloween the recommended timing for protection.
November through February is expected to be the peak period, though the flu season has already begun and runs through February.
Florida's vulnerability and lingering hesitancy are driving the medical community's push to educate the public before cases accelerate.