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Middle Tennessee medical professionals gear up for flu season | WKRN News 2 - 1 views

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  • urging people to get their shots early.
  • ctive any time of year, not just the colder months.
  • flu cases confirmed within the last month.
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  • rivalent option that protects against three flu strains
  • protects against four flu strains
  • nasal mist option
  • you get vaccinated not just for yourself
  • Teachers
  • Healthcare workers
  • Moms and dads
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Flu Facts - 3 views

www.preventchildhoodinfluenza.org/flu-facts

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  • iral infection of the nose and throat
  • Influenza is a serious illness that leads to approximately 20,000 hospitalizations, most in children younger than 5 years of age, and an average of 100 pediatric deaths in children less than 18 years old,
  • the virus passes into the air and can be breathed in by anyone
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  • spread easily from person to person
  • igh fever with fatigue, aches, headache, cough, sore throat, a runny nose, and muscle pain.
  • ear aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
  • during the fall and winter each year in the United States
  • hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and staying home from work and school when ill.
  • Annual vaccination is the best way to prevent influenza.
  • get immunized as soon as vaccine is available in your community
  • The influenza vaccine is updated each year
  • cal hospitals, health clinics, and retail stores including pharmacies all offer vaccines.
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