But there is at least one reason the cold kills people wherever it does: alcohol.

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Every year, influenza kills tens of thousands of Americans, and there is no reason to take the many strains of the virus that are circulating lightly.

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Because the disease kills the young as well as the old, parents have good reason to get both themselves and their children vaccinated.

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