As Flu Season Accelerates, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Encourages Consumers to Consider Flu Vaccine, Consult their Doctor (The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association)

(Source: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association) As Flu Season Accelerates, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Encourages Consumers to Consider Flu Vaccine, Consult their Doctor January 10, 2013 Richardson and Austin, TX - As influenza activity continues to increase, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) urges those who have not yet gotten a flu vaccine to do so. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), most of the country is now experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness. As of the week ending Dec. 29, 2,257 people had been hospitalized with the flu, and 18 children had died from complications of the illness. In Texas, nearly 25 percent of people with...