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Swine Flu (H1N1) Information
General Flu Shot and Flu Season Information
Did you know that
each year an estimated 36,000 people die nationwide from flu and an estimated 200,000 are hospitalized from influenza complications?
While October is the start of the flu vaccine season, people are encouraged to get flu vaccines well into early 2008. The flu season typically peaks after the beginning of the year.
Flu Shot Clinic Information
Please call your closest health department for flu shot clinic schedules.
For more information about flu vaccine clinics in your area, please visit www.volusiahealth.com or call your local doctor. You may also call the health department’s Flu Vaccine Department at 386-274-0635.
Flu Prevention Tips
- Clean hands often with soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand cleanser.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick and keep sick children home.
- Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
- Do not share eating utensils, drinking glasses, towels or other personal items.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Annual Vaccination for Influenza is Recommended for:
- all persons, including school-aged children, who want to reduce the risk of becoming ill with influenza or of transmitting influenza to others;
- all children aged 6–59 months (i.e., 6 months–4 years);
- all persons aged >50 years;
- children and adolescents (aged 6 months–18 years) receiving long-term aspirin therapy who therefore might be at risk for experiencing Reyes syndrome after influenza virus infection;
- women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;
- adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular (except hypertension), renal, hepatic, hematological or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus);
- adults and children who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus;
- adults and children who have any condition (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk for aspiration;
- residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities;
- health-care personnel;
- healthy household contacts (including children) and caregivers of children aged <5 years and adults aged >50 years, with particular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children aged <6 months; and
- healthy household contacts (including children) and caregivers of persons with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications from influenza.
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