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As local sports programs, schools and parents have experienced in the last few weeks, there’s a lot of sickness occurring in Powell.
Park County Public Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin …
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As local sports programs, schools and parents have experienced in the last few weeks, there’s a lot of sickness occurring in Powell.
Park County Public Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin — and ER doctor at Powell Valley Healthcare — said Sunday that Influenza B is now the predominant respiratory virus in Powell, Park County and Wyoming.
There have also been cases of rare influenza A, RSV and COVID-19.
“We’ve diagnosed about 15 cases of influenza B in Powell over the last three days,” he said.
Billin said the best defense against flu is:
1. Get vaccinated. The flu vaccine was 54% effective against preventing the influenza during last year‘s flu season. This is the third most effective vaccine since the 2009 to 2010 season, Billin said. Numbers are not available yet on the effectiveness of this year‘s flu vaccine.
2. Avoid contact with sick people and wash your hands frequently.
3. When you are sick, stay home until your symptoms are largely resolved and you are fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medications.
— By Zac Taylor
