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FLU SEASON IS HITTING THE NATION HARD, BUT THERE MAY BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE WHEN IT COMES TO MISSISSIPPI. THE CDC REPORTS THE MAGNOLIA STATE IS ONE OF THREE STATES NOW WITHOUT WIDESPREAD FLU. BUT DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE. MANY LOCAL CLINICS AND HOSPITALS ARE STILL SWAMPED WITH FLU PATIENTS. IN OUR TOP STORY AT NOON, JEWELL HILLERY TELLS US WHAT TO DO TO STAY GERM FREE. DR. TIMOTHY QUINN SAYS HE'S SEEING PATIENTS COMING IN LEFT AND RIGHT WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. SOT 1 "SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITH RUNNY NOSE, SORE THROAT. EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE SIMPLEST OF SYMPTOM, TIMING IS EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO TREATMENT. SOT 2 "BECAUSE THE MEDICATION FOR THE FLU IS EFFECTIVE IF ITS STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST 48 TO 72 HOURS. NOW, DR. QUINN SAYS YOU CAN'T GET THE FLU FROM GETTING THE SHOT. ANY SYMPTOMS YOU MAY HAVE IS SIMPLY YOUR BODY BUILDING ITS IMMUNITY. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR THE VACCINATION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE. SOT 5 "YOU CAN GET THE FLU DURING THAT 2 WEEK PERIOD, BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S REALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN TRY TO LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. JEWELL "HERE AT UMC THE CHILDREN'S ER TYPICALLY SEES ABOUT 3,000 PATIENTS PER MONTH, THAT INCLUDES FLU AND OTHER ILLNESSES, HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER THAT NUMBER WENT UP TO MORE THAN 4,000 PATIENTS. SOT 10 "WE WERE WELL OVER 4,000 PATIENTS IN DECEMBER AND WE WERE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE RESPIRATORY AND FEVER TYPE SYMPTOMS. THE GOOD NEWS THOUGH IS UMC HAS SEEN A DROP IN PATIENTS IN JANUARY. IT'S THE SAME FOR ST. DOMINIC'S WHERE THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES IS ALSO ON THE DECLINE. BUT, IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL WHERE THEY'RE SWAMPED. THEY'VE REPORTED 231 FLU CASES SINCE NOVEMBER. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET THE FLU VACCINATION. BUT IF YOU DO CATCH THE BUG REGISTERED DIETICIAN REBECCA TURNER SAYS EAT FLU- FIGHTING FOODS.