Seasonal Flu                

Influenza (flu) season is approaching

Persons for whom influenza vaccination is particularly important are:

• All children 6 months to five years of age
• Adults 50 years of age and older
• Person 5-49 years of age with underlying chronic medical conditions
• All women who will be pregnant during influenza season
• Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities
• Children 6 months to 18 years of age on chronic aspirin therapy
• All health-care workers
• Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children less than 6 months of age
• Any persons who would like to reduce their risk of contracting influenza

In addition to influenza vaccine, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is recommended for
all persons in the following groups:
     • Persons 65 years of age and older
     • Persons 2 years of age and older with normal immune systems, who are at increased 
       risk for illness and death associated with pneumococcal disease because of chronic illness
     • Persons 2 years of age and older with functional or anatomic asplenia
     • Persons 2 years of age and older living in environments in which the risk for disease is high
     • Persons 2 years of age and older living in environments in which the risk for disease is high
     • Immunocompromised persons 2 years of age and older who are at high risk for infection



                                                               2010 Flu Shot Clinics
St. Francois County Health Center will be holding seasonal flu shot clinics
                                          at the folllowing locations:

     Desloge Baptist Church              Friday September 17th            10am till 6pm

     St. Francois County                    Tuesday September 21st          8:30am till 3pm
     Ambulance District

     St. Francois County                    Saturday September 25th        10am till 2pm
     Fair Grounds

     St. Francois County                    Tuesday September 28th         3pm till 7pm                     
     Health Center

     St. Joe State Park                       Saturday October 2nd              8am till 11am
     St. Francois County Heart Walk


In addition to immunization, people can protect themselves
from influenza and other communicable diseases by practicing healthy habits
such as regular hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, and staying home when ill.



MDHSS & CDC  -  Seasonal Flu

CDC promotes "Take 3" against influenza this season.

1. Take time to get vaccinated.

2. Take everyday actions to stop germs, like frequent hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes.

3. Take antiviral drugs if your doctor says you need them.

MDHSS promotes "Ready In 3"

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Annual vaccination against 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 aged6-59 months (6 months-4 years)
  • All persons aged 50 years or older
  • Children and adolescents (6 months-18 years) receiving long-term aspirin therapy who therefore might be at rick of experinecing Reye 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 memellitus)
  • Adults and children who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus)
  • Adults and children who have any condition (cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) that can comprimise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk of 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 or older and adults aged 50 year or older, with particular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children aged 6 months or less

  • Healthy household contacts (including children) and caregivers of persons with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications from influenza.

For more information on influenza, go to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ (DHSS’) website:
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Influenza/

or

The CDC (Center fro Disease Control) website: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

To track information on the spread of the flu, click the CDC logo below

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