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This week's LCDPH flu
fact
It's NOT
too late to vaccinate
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[January
13, 2010]
Now that it's the new year, resolutions
are in order. For those of you who haven't gotten your vaccine
against 2009 H1N1 flu yet, getting vaccinated should be at the top
of your list. Just by taking the simple step to get vaccinated, you
are helping to protect yourself, your family members and others
around you.
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The peak of influenza doesn't usually hit until January or later, so
vaccination can still protect you and your loved ones against flu,
even this late into the season. National Influenza Vaccination Week,
Jan. 10-16, was created to highlight the importance of continuing
influenza vaccination and to encourage more people to get the flu
vaccine after the holiday season. Most have realized over the past
year that influenza is unpredictable. We do not know the likelihood
of a future wave of 2009 H1N1 influenza, but we do know that
vaccination is the single best way to reduce the health impact of
flu. Since 2009 H1N1 influenza will likely continue into this new
year, National Influenza Vaccination Week is an important
opportunity to maintain or increase the number of people who get the
H1N1 vaccine at a time when demand for vaccine usually drops
significantly.
Though more people have received the flu vaccine this year than
ever, most people still have not gotten the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. There
is still room for improvement among every age and risk group.
The Logan County Department of Public Health continues to have
the H1N1 influenza vaccine and the seasonal influenza vaccine
available.
The H1N1 vaccine is FREE and the seasonal flu vaccine is $30, or
free to those with a medical card or Medicare.
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Walk-in clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 4
p.m. The H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines will also be available on
the HOPE Mobile during its regularly scheduled stops.
For more information, visit
www.flu.gov and www.lcdph.org
or call the Logan County Department of Public Health at
217-735-2317.
[Text from file received from
the
Logan County Department
of Public Health]
The "flu fact" announcements are sponsored by
the Logan County Department of Public Health and the Pandemic
Influenza Community Coalition.
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