Health officials in Colorado urging people to get flu shots

DENVER – One month into the world and 10 people in Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment is going to get a shot.

Last season, workers tracked the highest number of hospital visits recorded because of the flue.

Health care workers hope they will push even more people to get vaccinated this year.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while Colorado has a minimal number of flu cases, it is more important than any other.

Christine Schmidt with the Jefferson County Public Health Department said this is a busy time of year with people getting flu shots.

Last season's vaccine was not effective because it was not one of the most dangerous strands.

Jefferson County Public Health Department's nurse supervisor said researcher at the time of the season in Australia when making the vaccine for this year's season.

"They look to other hemispheres and it takes about six months to develop the vaccine," she said. "So they are really predicting it's going to be on the other side of the earth."

Health experts say if 90 percent of the population got the shot, there would be very little flu incidents in the U.S.

AlertMe