FLU SHOT-4EVER YOUNG AESTHETICS & WELLNESS, advice ATLANTA
Protect yourself and others!
Flu shot? The best way to prevent influenza is to get a influenza vaccine (flu shot) each year as soon as the vaccine is available to the public.
Other forms of prevention include:
Hand washing and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers
Covering your coughs and sneeze with a disposable tissue or your arm or sleeve
Avoid touching your eyes, remedy nose, pilule or mouth
Avoid close contact with persons who are sick
Stay home when you are sick
Most people who develop influenza will recover with bed rest and do not need medical care or flu antiviral medications.
Influenza symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
The 2014 Influenza vaccine (flu shot) is available to you at 4Ever Young Wellness. At our Influenza Prevention Clinic you will be seen and examined, informed about the vaccination and have your questions answered directly by our physicians. You will be seen immediately and be back to your busy day in no time.
Influenza is a very serious illness for anyone at high risk!
Certain diseases that place people at high risk include:
Chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, or cystic fibrosis
Heart disease
Chronic kidney disease
Diabetes or other chronic metabolic disorder
Severe anemia
Diseases or treatments that suppress immunity
The annual seasonal flu shot 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.
In addition, the following groups are encouraged to get annual influenza vaccinations (flu shot):
Children aged 6 months through 18 years
People aged 50 years and older
Adults and children with chronic medical conditions
Children and adolescents who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy
Adults and children with suppressed immune systems caused by either medications or human immunodeficiency virus [HIV])
Adults and children who have any condition (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk for aspiration
Healthcare workers
Household contacts and caregivers of children and adults at high risk for influenza complications, with particular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children aged <6 months
Residents of nursing home and other chronic- or long-term care facilities
Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season