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Show NOTICE FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE AT HEALTHDEPARTMENT What is Infuenza ("Flu")? It is an illness caused by influenza in-fluenza viruses. It generally affects people of all ages. Usually people with influenza have fever, chills, headache, cough, and muscle aches and may be sick for several days to a wi;ek or so. Most peoplo recover fully. A small proportion pro-portion of cases are particularly particu-larly severe, and patients may develop pneumonia or other complications. In some past epidemics, about one case out of every thousand was fatal. The risk of complications comp-lications and death from influenza in-fluenza is highest for people with chronic health problems like diabetes; diseases of the heart, lungs, or kidneys; severe anemia; or chronic illnesses (or medications) which lower the body's res-sistance res-sistance to infection. It is also high for older persons generally -particularly those about 65 years old or older. Vaccine for the elderly people 65 years or older or having a high risk condition can obtain vaccine for $2.00 each. Others requesting flu shots can get them for $4.00. Vaccine will be available on the first Tuesdwy of each month in Beaver at the courthouse court-house and the second Tuesday Tues-day of eachmonth inMiners-ville inMiners-ville at the Post Office and Milford at the Hospital, at regular immunization time. September 1st -Beaver, September Sept-ember 2nd-Minersville and Milford. 37 '38 YOUR CHILD'S PERSONAL HEALTH CARE RECORD -Before Utah Children can enter school for the first time, their parents must provide schools with their offspring's medical, dental, and immunization history. Health forms are available from teachers or school district dis-trict offices and must be filed on or before the first day of school. To help you accurately report re-port the facts and dates about your children's immunizations immuniza-tions and medical background, back-ground, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Utah have produced Your Health and Immunization Immuniza-tion Record. Your child's personal health record of vital medical information, the booklet is available free of charge If you would like a copy please call our Public Relations Rela-tions Department at 487-6441. 487-6441. ext 500. |
