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Health Services Announcements - November 30, 2009

Vaccines:

          IF SUPPLIES LAST from Tuolumne County Public Health

          H1N1 Vaccine will be available ON CAMPUS through the BOB Van

          Starting Monday November 23rd – 1-3:30 at Oak Pavilion.  FREE.

The vaccine will be available to targeted groups:

H1N1 Vaccine is available at Tuolumne County Public Health Department to targeted groups.   Immunization clinics at the health department are Tuesdays 1-4pm and Fridays 8:30-11am on a drop in basis. The department has set up a Flu Hotline for information – 533-7417.         
For more information about the vaccine:  www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination

           Seasonal Influenza Vaccine is available through health services

          now.  Students $5 / Staff $15  Pay at the business office, then drop

          in to health services during regular hours for the vaccine.

          We have not seen cases of seasonal flu in California yet.

For more information about the vaccine:  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

H1N1 illness continues at the college as elsewhere.  It remains a similar infection as the seasonal flu.  While most people recover from seasonal flu and H1N1 there are groups that experience more severe illness and even death. Here is a very good link on taking care of yourself or others with influenza and when to know if you are at greater risk for complications: www.cdc.gov/h1n1/sick.htm

 FOR MORE INFORMATION:

            Tuolumne County: www.tuolumne.ca.gov

                        Follow links to flu news and the public health department

             California: www.cdph.ca.gov  California Department of Public Health

             National: www.cdc.gov  follow the links to seasonal or H1N1 flu.

 World: www.who.org   The World Health Organization – this is the international public health organization.