There's another tool to help you in the battle against the flu bug this season. It's the online site "Flu Near You." It allows you to self-report when you know you have the flu, and it even lets you list your symptoms. Over 21-thousand people have participated in California over the past week. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say this year's flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. Forty-one states are already reporting flu cases and 29 of them have high or "severe" levels of influenza cases. CDC officials say its important everyone gets vaccinated to help stop the outbreak.


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Poll: Are you going to get your flu shot this year -- or are you going to take your chances?
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