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Battling the Flu

By: Jayne Ann Bugda
Updated: January 10, 2013
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The sneezing, the coughing, the aches, the pains-
   The flu is hitting us with vengeance in record numbers
   Everyone is trying to avoid what's becoming one of the biggest flu seasons on record.
      The sickest are being admitted to hospitals but doctors say the majority of people should recover on their own.
   There are 22 flu-related deaths in Pennsylvania so far this season.
   The peak of the season won't come until weeks later   On Eyewitness News at Five we were joined by Dr. Joseph Koval, the medical director for clinical performance at Geisinger Community medical Center, to talk more about the outbreak and protecting yourself

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