Flu activity has yet to pick up in Wyoming this season. The Centers for Disease Control ranks Wyoming’s current level of flu as “sporadic,” similar to the rest of the country.
Kim Deti with the Wyoming Department of Health says, with 29 flu-related deaths, last year’s flu season was one of the most severe on record. Deti says the best thing you can do to protect yourself is get a flu vaccine.
"Last year the match ended up not being as good as we would have liked because some of the strains shifted. They mutated a little bit. This year is looking like a pretty good match," says Deti.
The flu vaccine takes up to 2 weeks to offer full protection, so Deti recommends getting a flu shot as soon as possible.
Flu season generally runs October through May.