Widespread flu in New York

The flu epidemic has gotten so bad in New York State that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to help stop the spread of the virus. The order allows pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to children from 2 to 18. He is also urging people who have not done so already to get the flu shot. Weekly flu diagnoses and hospitalizations have climbed to the highest on record, according to state health officials. Nearly 8,000 New Yorkers had flu diagnoses last week and nearly 2,000 people are in the hospital because of the flu.