Baltimore County Health Officer Dr. Lucy Wilson shows off her flu shot during a free employee clinic for employees in Towson. Photo credit: Wambui Kamau / WYPR.
Baltimore County Health Officer Dr. Lucy Wilson shows off her flu shot during a free employee clinic for employees in Towson. Photo credit: Wambui Kamau / WYPR.

With flu season underway, Baltimore County health officials are hoping more residents roll up their sleeves.

According to the Maryland Department of Health, only 32% of the stateโ€™s population got vaccinated against the flu last year.

More than 4,600 people were hospitalized statewide, with millions more visiting emergency departments and urgent care centers due to influenza-like illnesses.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.