Number of Austin flu-related death grows; rapid flu test in short supply

AUSTIN (KXAN) – In the last month, Austin doctors saw a distribution shortage of the drug that eases flu symptoms. Now, health workers nationwide are running out of rapid flu tests.
This comes as the Austin-Travis County Health Authority released a new numbers of flu-related deaths in the area.
So far, 28 people have died in Travis County, said Dr. Phil Huang, the authority’s medical director. All of the victims are in their 30s and older. Of those, 19 were 80 years old and older, he