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PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISIONImmunization Program
Preventing influenza[Insert long-term care facility name here]
Do no harm . . . Stick out your arm!
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Have you heard?
• Influenza is referred to as “the flu”• Contagious respiratory illness• Symptoms vary
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Have you heard?
• 36,000 deaths annually• 200,000 people are hospitalized annually• 90% of the deaths are people 65 and older
www.cdc.gov, 2006
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Have you heard?
• You are one of the most important defenses against the flu entering [Insert Long-term care facility name here]
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Have you heard?
Who should get the shot• Long-term care residents
• All long-term care staff
• Family/visitors of residents
• Persons aged 2 – 49 yrs. with high risk conditions
• All persons > 50 years
• Pregnant women
• Children 6 months – 18 yrs
• Household contacts & caregivers of children < 6 months
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Signs and symptoms of flu
• Body aches • Chills • Dry cough • Fever • Headache • Sore throat • Stuffy nose
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Flu preventionGet vaccinated
• Your best protection
Practice good hygiene• Wash hands often
• Cover your mouth / nose when you cough / sneeze
• Put used tissues in waste basket
• Clean your hands after you cough / sneeze
• Avoid touching your face, eyes, nose or mouth
If you are diagnosed with the flu• Stay home
• Avoid close contact with others, or wear a mask
• Get rest and drink plenty of fluids
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Misconceptions
• “Getting the shot will cause the flu”
Reasons why many do not get immunized• “I’ve never gotten the flu, so I don’t need the
vaccine”
• “I got the shot last year”
• “I hate needles”
”A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that getting the influenza vaccine lowers a person’s odds of a having heart attack, stroke, heart failure, or other major cardiac event—including death—by about a third over the following year.”
“…can help protect against premature labor and delivery”
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/flu-shot-linked-to-lower-heart-attack-stroke-risk-201310236795
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/flu-shots/art-20044238
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/partners/flu-pregnancy-infographic.pdf
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