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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending an emergency executive order that allows pharmacists across New York state to administer flu vaccines to children ages two to 18.

State health officials say the number of New Yorkers with confirmed cases of the flu keeps rising but the number of people requiring hospitalization has declined.

Broome County Health Officials report this flu season appears to be as bad or worse than seen in previous years.

State health officials say laboratory-confirmed influenza cases topped 11,000 over the past week, with another 2,200-plus New Yorkers requiring hospitalization because of the flu.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken steps to make it easier for New Yorkers to get the influenza vaccine as the flu epidemic continues to spread across the state.

Hospital emergency rooms in Syracuse, New York are so swamped with flu patients they've been temporarily turning away ambulances.

State health officials say a drastic rise in flu cases has hospitalized more than 1,600 New Yorkers this past week alone.

Health officials around the region have reported widespread cases of influenza and the impact is reaching some health care organizations in the Twin Tiers.

New York State Health Department officials say influenza is confirmed in 39 counties across the state.

Anyone who has ever had the flu knows how miserable that experience is. From the common flu, to the Swine Flu of a few years back the symptoms are crippling. Commonly fatigue, nausea, the chills, and body aches accompany the influenza virus. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to avoid catching this common seasonal occurrence. Here is everything you need to know when it comes to the 2016-2017 flu se