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Short rains will come with pneumonia, flu and asthma

Flu can stay for weeks and if not prevented through vaccination and can lead to serious conditions like pneumonia. [iStockphoto]

Many Kenyans are not aware that there is a vaccine for flu that offers protection for a year.

Weather patterns, affected by climate change in Kenya and other parts of the world, come with severe infections from communicable diseases.

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