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From the Logan County Department of Public Health

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[October 27, 2010]  Flu vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from the flu. During this and every flu season, everyone shares the responsibility of reducing illness due to flu. Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. You can also use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.

  • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

  • Stay home if you are sick, until at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever (100 degrees F or 37.8 degrees C) or signs of a fever (without the use of a fever-reducing medicine, such as Tylenol).

  • While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.

The combined seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine is available at the Logan County Department of Public Health for adults 19 years of age and older through walk-in clinic hours Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on the HOPE Mobile during its regularly scheduled stops.

The health department continues to wait for shipment of the seasonal flu vaccine for children 6 months through 18 years of age. More information will be available once the children's vaccine arrives.

For more information on the seasonal influenza vaccine, call the Logan County Department of Public Health at 217-735-2317.

For more information, visit www.flu.gov and www.lcdph.org.

[Text from file received from the Logan County Department of Public Health]

Announcement sponsored by the Logan County Department of Public Health and the Pandemic Influenza Community Coalition.

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