{"id":3618,"date":"2013-01-11T09:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T14:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2013-01-11T13:14:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T18:14:05","slug":"health-department-tips-on-how-to-stay-flu-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=3618","title":{"rendered":"Health Department: Tips on how to stay flu-free"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><em style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>County says vaccine best way to avoid widespread outbreak<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3619\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Flushot-300x279.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3619 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Flushot-300x279\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Flushot-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3619\" 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 information on new flu-vaccine clinic<\/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>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>County says vaccine best way to avoid widespread outbreak Updated at 1 p.m. to add information on new flu-vaccine clinic 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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