Influenza is definitely making its presence known in school classrooms and in communities across the state. Kentucky's public health commissioner, Dr. Steven Stack, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls it the quickest and sharpest uprise of flu in a decade. He said flu is not nearly as contagious as COVID. So, in addition to getting a flu shot, Dr. Stack said a mask can do a good job when it comes to flu prevention.
“You wear a mask when you’re out in public, you’re going to largely protect yourself from getting the flu. If you put a little distance between yourself and other people, keep your hands clean and don’t touch your nose and mouth and you wear a mask, you could probably keep yourself a whole winter and not get the flu,” said Stack.
