{"id":5850,"date":"2013-01-11T09:27:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T14:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5850"},"modified":"2013-01-11T13:12:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T18:12:39","slug":"health-department-tips-on-how-to-stay-flu-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5850","title":{"rendered":"Health Department: Tips on how to stay flu-free"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>County says vaccine best way to avoid widespread outbreak<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5852\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?attachment_id=5852\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5852\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5852 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Flushot-300x279\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Flushot-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chester County Health Department recommends the flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Updated at 1 p.m. to add new flu-vaccine clinic information<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the maps compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks confirmed cases of the flu, areas depicted in solid brown signify \u201cwidespread activity\u201d \u2013 a color that now dominates the country.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the widespread outbreak, the Chester County Health Department has some advice that begins with getting a flu shot. Even though the protection generally doesn\u2019t kick in for\u00a0 about two weeks, officials said it is not too late to get the vaccine, which is recommended for everyone 6 months and older.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Department announced Friday that it has scheduled a flu-vaccine clinic on Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., in addition to its regular walk-in clinic.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chesco.org\/health\">www.chesco.org\/health<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Other tips to avoid the flu include washing hands frequently with soap or an alcohol-based rub, refraining from touching eyes, nose or mouth, which can spread germs; covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing; and avoiding contact with sick people.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Department also recommends maintaining healthy habits through good diet and exercise to improve resistance. And if efforts to stay flu-free fail, stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever subsides on its own, not as a result of fever-reducing medication.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<form action=\"http:\/\/doc2pdf.pdf24.org\/wordpress.php\" method=\"post\" name=\"pdf24Form0\" target=\"pdf24PopWin\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>County says vaccine best way to avoid widespread outbreak Updated at 1 p.m. to add new flu-vaccine clinic information On the maps compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks confirmed cases of the flu, areas depicted in solid brown signify \u201cwidespread activity\u201d \u2013 a color that now dominates the country. 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