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Wash your hands
often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
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Avoid touching
your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
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Try to avoid close
contact with sick people.
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Practice good
health habits. Get plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your
stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
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Cover your nose
and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the
tissue in the trash after you use it.
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If you are sick
with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after
your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
The hours for vaccines at the Logan County Department of Public
Health, 109 Third St., are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. until
4 p.m. No appointment is required.
The cost of the seasonal flu shot is $27 for adults and children
with health insurance that covers vaccines, $23.75 for children
6 months through 18 years of age who have no health insurance or
health insurance that doesn't cover vaccines, and free to those with
a Medicaid or Medicare card.
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For more information on the seasonal influenza vaccine, call the
health department 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]
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