Get Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary - Doh - Doh Sd

Flu vaccine is recommended for healthcare workers to protect them from getting flu and to reduce transmission of flu from them to their family, colleagues and patients. They care for elderly and at risk patients who are not able to generate the same level of protection from the flu vaccine.

Influenza is the only respiratory virus preventable by vaccination. Wash hands by washing with soap and water or use hand sanitizer. Cover Your Mouth and Nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Don't Touch Your Face with unwashed hands; it's the easiest way for germs to enter your body.

Reasons people in the "don't care" group declined included not being able to find a place that had the vaccine; cost of the vaccine; forgetting to be vaccinated; the inconvenience of being vaccinated; and purported allergy to influenza vaccine.

All infants, children and adults# All people 6 months of age are recommended to receive annual influenza vaccine. A single annual dose of influenza vaccine is recommended for most people. Usually, receiving 2 separate doses in the same season is not recommended, but not contraindicated.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) There are 5,808 cases of the flu confirmed in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Health says the flu is widespread and the severity is high.

Healthcare workers prevent the spread of flu and save lives by getting the flu vaccine. The best way to protect you, your patients and your family is to get this year's vaccine. You can pass the flu virus to somebody you care for even before you know that you are sick.