The past three week have witnessed an inflow of 300 patients into the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Health Center. The patients have come to the hospital with influenza-like symptoms. The Department of Public Health has informed that most of the people coming into the medical facility were children and that the incidents had started from the last week of October.

In order to control the growing problem of the flu, the medical facility has been provided with 18,000 vaccines against the flu by the Department of Health. The department still happens to have the availability of 16,000 shots with it.

Meanwhile, doctors have advised that pregnant women should seriously consider of getting themselves vaccinated, in order to protect themselves and their baby from the virus

Health Director, David Trump stated that babies had reduced chances of contracting influenza in the first 6 months of their life, if their mother got themselves vaccinated during pregnancy. He added that as youngsters below the age of 6 months, could not be vaccinated; the best way to protect them against the prevailing flu was by getting a jab during pregnancy.

The pregnant woman resultantly passes on the immunization against the flu to the baby. The statements have been supported by two recently conducted studies, said Dr. Trump.