Flu cases tapering off in Mahoning Valley and Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN — Local infectious-disease physicians and the Ohio Department of Health say influenza is tapering off even though the Valentine's Day weekend is typically the peak of the flu season.

The flu is tapering off, said Dr. John Bower, infectious disease specialist for Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Mahoning and Trumbull counties, and pediatrician Dr. John Venglarcik III, medical director for the Mahoning County Board of Health and an infectious-disease specialist.

Dr. Bower said, however, it is not too late to get a flu shot, which while not as effective as desired, still provides protection against some types of flu virus floating around.

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