PEORIA (25News Now) – Health experts are encouraging Central Illinois residents to get their flu shot now as a new variant of the H1N1 virus is contributing to an earlier-than-usual flu season in other parts of the country.
While flu cases are already increasing in several western states, doctors said Central Illinois has not seen that same rise.
“We’re not seeing high levels really at all, any cases in Central Illinois,” said Dr. Douglas Kasper, section head of infectious diseases at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria…