Father Who Almost Died From Flu: Don’t ‘Go Through What I Went Through’

By Kathy Walsh
DENVER (CBS4) – A father of two is encouraging everyone to get a flu shot.
That’s because, five years ago, influenza almost killed him.
“You don’t really want to go through what I went through,” Victor Carlos told CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh.
Victor Carlos (credit: CBS)
Carlos almost died. In 2012, he was 41-years-old. He had run three marathons, and was training for another. He did not get a flu shot.
“I was just afraid of needles a