H1N1 Flu Information - Chester County

Chester County Health Department




UPDATE - December 8, 2009

We are scheduling small clinics for the week of December 16th. We are also scheduling clinics for January 2010. Please call 610-344-5353 to schedule an appointment Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm. Anyone over the age of 3 years is eligible to receive the vaccine.

Download consent forms at website

All clinics will be held at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. Directions available at website.


Information
PA Department of Health Updates H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Effort - November 9, 2009
Podcast - H1N1 Vaccine - Why the Delay?
Sign up for Web Updates on H1N1 in Chester County
Q & A Regarding 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply
H1N1 Vaccine Locations in Pennsylvania
Pregnant Women and the Flu
Who should get the H1N1 vaccine?
Are you or a loved one sick and worried you might have H1N1 Flu? Take the H1N1 Self Evaluation now
Myths and Facts about the H1N1 Vaccine
Seasonal Flu Information

Protect Yourself

Get vaccinated

Vaccination is the best protection against getting the flu. You need two vaccines to be fully protected this year - the seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 flu vaccine. Use the flu clinic locator or check this website often for updates on the availability of both seasonal and H1N1 vaccine.
The seasonal flu vaccine is not expected to protect against H1N1 flu and H1N1 vaccine is not intended to protect against seasonal flu. Each protects against a different virus and is intended to be used along-side the other. Get both!

Wash your Hands

Wash your hands often with soap and water.
Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing. Use soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.
Take the handwashing quiz now!
Cover your Cough
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve.
Put used tissues in a waste basket.

Symptoms

H1N1 causes symptoms similar to seasonal flu and can include:

*Fever over 100°F
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Body aches
Headache
Chills
Fatigue
And in some cases:

Vomiting
Diarrhea
* Not everyone with flu will have a fever.

People infected with H1N1 are contagious for one day before getting sick, and up to seven days after that. This time period can be even longer in children and people with weakened immune systems.

The Chester County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Health caution anyone with the above symptoms to stay at home (except to get medical care) until at least 24 hours after the fever ends naturally (without the use of fever-reducing medication). Do not attempt to go to school or work. Doing so could spread the virus to those who are otherwise well.


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