Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
January 16, 2004
(Atlanta-AP) -- A federal study says this season's flu vaccine is not very effective in preventing flu-like illnesses -- from the common cold to strep throat.
Colorado hospital workers who got flu shots were asked whether they developed flu-like symptoms -- a fever plus a cough or a sore throat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says preliminary data shows the flu shot had little or no effect against those flu-like illnesses. The study was released yesterday.
The data did not surprise CDC officials. They expected this season's flu shot to only be about 30 percent effective in preventing flu-like illnesses. Doctor Ed Thompson is the CDC's chief deputy director for public health science. He noted that the vaccine is not given to prevent influenza-like illness, but it's given to prevent the flu.
Thompson says the study did not say how effective this year's flu vaccine was against flu virus strains. Other tests are being conducted to determine that. The CDC study was one of several commissioned after a severe flu season emerged late last year.
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