Flu Prevention

• Be prepared
• Frequent Hand Washing
• Get Your Annual Infuenza Vaccination
• Keep Common Surfaces Clean
• Other Tips to Avoid Influenza
• Respiratory Etiquette - "Cover your Cough"
• When You're Sick with Influenza Stay Home and Avoid Crowds

• Maximum protection occurs two weeks after immunization - lasts for six months
• Side effects do not occur in everyone but can include soreness, redness or swelling where the shot was given
• Influenza vaccine cannot cause influenza
• Vaccination has been shown to prevent illness in 70-90 per cent of healthy children and adults

Immunization clinics are held each fall.