2008 FLU CLINIC DATES
WHEN & WHERE: The Health Department will be hosting a Flu Clinic on October 14th at the Health Fair in the Youth Building at the Fairgrounds from 8:00am-4:30pm and on October 16th at the VFW on Ohio Street from 8:00am-4:00pm if there is enough vaccine.
FLU INFORMATION: The best time to get the influenza vaccine is in October or November. The influenza season usually peaks in February, but it can peak any time from November through May. So getting the vaccine in December, or even later, can be beneficial in most years. Anyone can get influenza. For most people, it lasts only a few days. It can cause: fever, cough, sore throat, headache, chills, muscle aches, and fatigue.
WHO SHOULD GET THE VACCINE: People 65 years of age and older, people who have long-term health problems, people with certain muscle or nerve damage, people with weakened immune systems, women who will be pregnant during the influenza season and all children 6 months-5 years of age. Influenza kills about 36,000 people each year in the United States, mostly among the elderly.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Mary Beth Bozarth at the Darke County Health Department, 937-548-4196 ext. 212.
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Page last updated: 7/17/2008