Local medical professionals tout effectiveness of immunizations

Morris Hospital employee Denise Fleming is thankful for the flu shots her employer offers. “I had a good friend who had the flu and ended up in the ICU,” said Fleming, who has taken advantage of the offered immunizations each of the four years she's been employed there. “It was life-threatening, and since then, I've wanted to get one each year.” Fleming said not only does she get one herself, but she takes her children to get them and encourages her husband to get immunized also. “Before I started working here, I was never educated about the flu shot,” she said. “I will definitely get the shot each year.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a good reason to have children vaccinated. During the 2003-04 seas