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Carnival season and flu season are both in New Orleans at the same time, as usual.
Health officials are advising residents to get vaccinated.
The CDC estimates 16,000 adults have died of the flu this season, along with 68 children, two of them in Louisiana.
Dr. Fred Lopez of LSU Health Sciences says flu is a "potentially fatal illness," but only about half the population is getting the vaccine.
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