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Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>The warnings about a potentially severe influenza season took on some extra meaning today. Three Snohomish County women have died from influenza, The Herald in Everett reported late this morning. The head of the countywide Shohomish Health District, Dr. Gary Goldbaum, told reporter Sharon Salyer, "To have three deaths</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
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            <p>The warnings about a potentially severe influenza season took on some extra meaning today. Three Snohomish County women have died from influenza, The Herald in Everett <a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130107/NEWS01/701079908?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org#3-Snohomish-County-women-die-from-the-flu">reported late this morning</a>. The head of the countywide Shohomish Health District, Dr. Gary Goldbaum, told reporter Sharon Salyer, "To have three deaths at this stage in the influenza season is pretty unusual." One of the victims was in her 40s. Goldbaum said plenty of flu vaccine is still available. Three other deaths had been reported earlier. The state Department of Health's flu information is <a href="http://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Flu.aspx?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here</a>.</p>
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The warnings about a potentially severe influenza season took on some extra meaning today. Three Snohomish County women have died from influenza, The Herald in Everett reported late this morning. The head of the countywide Shohomish Health District, Dr. Gary Goldbaum, told reporter Sharon Salyer, "To have three deaths at this stage in the influenza season is pretty unusual." One of the victims was in her 40s. Goldbaum said plenty of flu vaccine is still available. Three other deaths had been reported earlier. The state Department of Health's flu information is here.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi