{"id":13861,"date":"2025-01-23T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=13861"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:05:46","slug":"testing-article-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/13861","title":{"rendered":"Fight off the flu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13861\" class=\"elementor elementor-13861\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e1aeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4e1aeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91507c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91507c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect you and your loved ones from the flu and its complications. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb9d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb9d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While many of us experience mild influenza (flu) symptoms such as fever, sore throat, muscle aches, and fatigue, for certain vulnerable groups, the flu poses a higher risk and can lead to severe illness and even death. These groups are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d526047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d526047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Children under the age of five years<\/li><li>Adults over the age of 65<\/li><li>Pregnant women<\/li><li>People living with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980d66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"980d66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/african-american-doctor-checking-senior-patient-1024x783.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/african-american-doctor-checking-senior-patient-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/african-american-doctor-checking-senior-patient-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/african-american-doctor-checking-senior-patient-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/african-american-doctor-checking-senior-patient.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea79fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea79fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">Each year, up to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">five <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">million people globally experience severe flu-related illnesses, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">including<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\"> complications such as bronchitis or pneumonia. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">he flu claims the lives of up to 650,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">000 people annually. In South Africa alone, around 11,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218532129 BCX0\">800 deaths occur due to the flu every year.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW218532129 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a537cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a537cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does the flu vaccine protect you? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78719da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78719da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vaccine works by stimulating your immune system to produce antibodies that fight the flu virus. This reduces the risk of serious illness and hospitalisation.<\/p><p>According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the vaccine is about 50-70% effective in preventing flu infections. Even if you do contract the flu after vaccination, your symptoms will be milder.<\/p><p>To debunk the myth: you cannot get the flu from the vaccine. The vaccine contains inactive flu viruses, which are safe and allow your body to build immunity without causing illness. Minor, temporary side effects include pain at the injection site or mild fever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1d670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d1d670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is last\u2019s year\u2019s flu vaccination still adequate to protect you? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b250f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b250f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, last year\u2019s vaccine may not be adequate to protect you in this flu season.<\/p><p>The flu virus evolves each year, creating new strains. Each season\u2019s vaccine is specifically formulated to combat the most common strains for that specific year. This is why it is important to get vaccinated every year.<\/p><p>This flu season, the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Disease and Medicine Management Strategic <\/span>team encourages you to prioritise your family\u2019s health and visit your healthcare provider or pharmacy to receive your flu vaccine. A vaccination can save lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13861?action=genpdf&amp;id=13861\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect you and your loved ones from the flu and its complications. 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