By Megan Wehring Flu season came earlier than expected and experts say it’s not the time to wait on getting the vaccine.  Dr. Karen Smith “Flu is already here,” said Dr. Karen Smith, a family practice physician for Baylor Scott & White. “If you don’t already have your flu shot, you are behind. We ar...

Despite a protracted season of summer-like heat, cooler temperatures have finally arrived and with them, flu season. Officially, flu season in Hays County began Oct. 1, and already, more than a dozen people have tested positive, according to the county’s epidemiologist Eric Schneider. “We’ve had 14 ...

By Samantha Smith   With October right around the corner, Hays County residents are gearing up for flu season.  Pharmacies and doctors’ offices are stocked with the most updated vaccines possible to help alleviate the public of the contagion, but health professionals say the flu vaccine only works i...