Well its flu season again and we still need to protect ourselves. The publicity of Influenza A H1N1 has somewhat faded but the virus is still active along with the other strains of seasonal flu that may be present. As such it is important to remember the importance of protecting yourself via a flu vaccination. This has been recently highighted by the commencement of National Flu week (4th-10th December) as advertised by the CDC in the USA. This may have come from the States but it is a timely reminder to use here in Europe of the importance of this infectious disease. Whilst we are all potentially vulnerable to influenza, there are members of our communities that are at particular risk and these may fall into the following groups:
- Pregnant women
- Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old
- People 65 years of age and older
- People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
(list copied from the CDC Site)
So my short heartfelt message to you is get yourself vaccinated, I decided I did not have time last year and both my Wife and I caught flu and spent a truly miserable christmas - this year we have gone and had our vaccnes as this is the single most effective way of not catching the flu!
Have a look at the CDC website : http://www.cdc.gov/Features/FightTheFlu/?s_cid=tw_cdc1063
and the HPA website in the UK for more information http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/Influenza/
Be Safe
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