NEWS & ALERTS
The Salina-Saline County Health Department will offer
flu shots to the general public on Wednesday, October 6th
at the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park in
Salina.
A
drive-thru clinic FOR ADULTS ONLY will be conducted from 11 AM to 2 PM
in the east driveway between the 4-H Building and Agriculture Hall.
Vehicle entry will be from the south (dirt parking area). No children
allowed at the drive-thru. Participants must be 18 years of age or
older. This will be the first year for a drive-thru clinic in Saline
County. Please wear short sleeves.
All others, including adults, and all
children ages 6 months & older; will be offered flu vaccination at the
walk-in clinic inside the 4-H Building from 2 PM to 6 PM.
Please wear short sleeves.
The fee is $22, payable at the time of injection.
Receipts will be available.
Persons with the following health plans, who bring
their cards, may be covered:
Medicare Part B; Medicaid; Children’s Mercy,
Unicare,
Private Medicare Advantage Plan C (ex: Humana
Gold,
Secure Horizons, Pyramid Today’s Options,
Advantra Freedom, etc.)
Everyone 6 months of age and older is strongly
encouraged to get a flu shot this year. Seasonal flu vaccine is
important because it protects against three types of flu likely to
circulate this flu season, including last year’s H1N1 influenza.
Things you can do to protect yourself against getting
or spreading the flu include:
1) Good handwashing! Use an alcohol-based
hand sanitizer (at least 60-90% alcohol) if handwashing
facilities are not available. Then wash hands later.
2) Keep your hands away from your eyes,
nose, and mouth.
3) Cover your nose and mouth when you
cough or sneeze. Use a tissue, and throw it away. Or cover
the cough or sneeze with your arm (rather than with your
hands), if necessary. Wash your hands afterwards.
4) Stay home when you are ill, and
encourage others to do the same. Do not go to work, and do
not send your children to school or day care when they are
ill. Employers and schools should encourage ill persons to
stay home until fever–free for at least 24 hours (without
fever-reducing medicines), or until symptoms subside,
whichever is LONGER.
5) Practice overall good health habits.
Get enough sleep, eat right, drink plenty of water, exercise
regularly, and do not smoke.
6) Get a flu shot.
For more information, contact the Salina-Saline County Health
Department at 826-6602.
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