here at kizer santa clara it was very busy with people in the emergency room being treated for flu and respiratory virus. to the rest of the country has been hit hard. the latest state to declare a public -- valley medical center is not reporting an uptake of cases yesterday yet. but doctors are urging people not to be complacent. we asked people this morning if they had gotten the vaccine. >> i had my concern. i had a flu shot last year. and -- one and only time i did have it, it was pretty bad. >> health experts expect more people to come down with fever aches and sore throats and cough in the next month. now besides getting a flu vaccine something else that is very important to do is always wash your hands and i just got off the phone with a walgreens pharmacy. they mentioned two of their other locations in san jose are out as well. they are not expecting new shipments to come in until this wednesday. reporting live janine de la vega. >>> also this morning nurses are kicking off a two-day strike at santa rosa memorial hospital. replacement nurses have been hired on a four-day contra

at kizer santa clara the staff saw an increase in the number of patients in their emergency room beingtreated for the flu and respiratory illness. people were given masks inside to keep the sickness from spreading. the flu has hit hard with new york being the latest state to declare a public notice. in santa clara county the numbers show that 1% had a severe case and had been hospitalized but health officials say with people traveling influenza could become wide spread here. >> the key things are get your flu shot. make sure you don't go to work if you are sick. people like to go to work when they are sick. but they are spreading the germs and wash your hands, cover your cough. >> reporter: numerous big chains told me they were out of the chain. rite aid said they had flu shots available but the pharmacist said they ran out. al greens in san hoosier were also cleaned out. i found a customer wearing a mask because she has cold symptoms and trouble breathing but says she's not vaccinated. >> yeah. i can't breathe. so that's the main thing. not feeling too good. but i'm not sure if it's t

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. >> reporter: here at kizer it was very busy over the weekend. a lot of people here in the emergency room with flu like symptoms and respiratory virus. people are being encouraged to get the flu shot. over the weekend masks were given to people in emergency room to keep sickness from spreading. the peak of the flu season is supposed to arrive in california in the coming weeks. the rest of the country has been hit hard. valley medical center is not reporting an uptake in cases just yet. so far the santa clara county department of public health is reporting one severe case of the flu requiring hospitalization. but doctors are urging people not to be complacent. they expect more people to come downdown be fever, aches, sore throats and cough. besides being immunized and getting a flu vaccine. one of the best defenses is to wash your happened-- wash your hands. reporting live janine de la vega. >>> vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he will meet with members of congress. tomorrow vice president will give president

kizer perm then they energy rooms are packed from patients suffering from both flu and rsv. hospital workers are giving out masks try to stop the spread of germs. >> they said it's important you put these on because the flu is so wide spread right now. health officials say there is still time to get a flu shot. some bay area pharmacies are offering free vaccines for children through the end of the month. refusing to get a flu shot has caused some hospital workers their job. at least 15 nurses and hospital staff nation-wide have been fired in the last two months for refusing to get the vaccine. some say they have allergies and others claim religious objections. health care workers in san francisco are required to get a flu shot or wear a mask. in new york governor andrew has declare claireed a public health emergency because of the flu. that comes after 25,000 cases of flu were reported in that state. 20 children nation-wide have died of the flu. including two children in new york state. >>> time is 7:07. another outbreak of the nora virus has hit the bay area. dozens of stud