After a few reported cases of the flu in Hays County in recent weeks, local health care providers are urging citizens to practice healthy habits as winter approaches.
The move for residents to protect themselves from the flu comes as nearly 10,000 Texans died as a result of the virus in 2017, according to state health officials.
Tammy Gray, registered pharmacist (RPh) at Buda Drug Store, said the pharmacy has received a number of prescriptions for Tamiflu, which typically does not occur until later in the flu season.
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