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Show Wednesday, November 5, 2003 Vernal Express AT Ample supply of influenza vaccine helps Utah prepare for flu season LZL TIP' For the first time in several ears, Utah has an ample supply of influenza vaccine beginning the flu vaccination season and Joseph B. Shaffer, director,' Tiealth officer of TriCounty Health Department, urges all local residents to get flu shots as soon as possible. About 85.5 million doses of flu vaccine are now available and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have suspended its recommendation that high-ris- k are vaccinated first. groups "Anyone can get their flu shot beginning in October and throughout the season. says Shaffer. In addition, Shaffer says there is a new vaccine this year that gives people a vaccination option without a needle. Hie FDA recently approved a new nasal spray influenza vaccine (Flu Mist) for healthy persons years of age. TriCounty aged has the new vaccine. Those seeking this new vaccine will need to have cash to pay for the vaccine, or check w ith their insurance company to see if it is covered under their policy. Some groups of people are more likely to become seriously ill from influenza and should get the influenza vaccine soon, in October or November. High-ris- k groups include: Those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, heart those with suppressed immune systems (such as cancer patients or those with AIDS) Persons over the age of 65 care Those living in long-terfacilities Healthcare workers Women who will be more than three months pregnant during flu season. Household contacts and others who can transmit influenza to those at high risk. In addition, influenza vaccination is also recommended for Sylvia Lind of the Uintah Basin Flome Care Services administers another flu shot to help area residents avoid the illness. This year, there is plenty of the vaccine available. 5-- January and February. TCHD encourages health care providers to continue vaccinating through December or later, as long as vaccine is available. It takes about two weeks after vaccination to develop protection. Shaffer reminds area residents that antibiotics are not effective against the flu and misusing them can lead to stronger, more resistant bugs. He recommends talking to your health care provider about medicines using like decongestants, cough syrups, and pain relievers to reduce flu first time, need a booster dose one month after the first dose. Parents should check with their health care provider to discuss annual influenza vaccination of healthy children in these age groups. According to the CDC, influenza causes 36,000 approximately deaths and 1 14,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States. More than 90 percent of deaths occur among people age 65 and older. Utah's flu season typically runs from November through March with most cases occurring in er m Community Hike to go to Dino Trackway children from 6 to 23 months of age as well as for people over the age of 50. Children less than nine years of age who receive vaccine for the Cloudy Partly sunny and cold. Partly cloudy and cold. breezy and cold. Sun Sunday Cloudy most of the time. Overcast. Snowsleet. HI 6 53 a m .m. 6:5 6 55 a m m. , Sat Sun. 5 5'08 p m 8:57 am. etn. 6 58 a m 6:59 a.m. Mon Tue. 10pm 5 06 p m 5:05 pM Thu 4 18pm 4 29 a m Sat 503 pm 6 30 a m pm 8 34 a m mxw 603 Mon wmsmvm jh Moon Phases lot Last Full New First forecasts and maps provided by AccuWeather, Inc 02003 All Nov. 16 Nov 23 Nov. 90 Nov 8 Accu Weathers RealFeel Temperature The exclusive AccuWeather composite ot the effects ot temperature, . . . 6pm.... TriCounty Health through the web site at www.tricount) heallh.com. 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This two mile roundtrip walk is only mildly strenuous, and offers grear pews of the Red Fleet. Bring warm clothes and good walking shoes. Meet at 10 a.m. at parking lot at Basin Sports. Call The weather is getting wet and cold, but thats no reason to shut yourself off from the natural world. To avoid walking through snow (which nevertheless does have its charms), community hiker leaders will walk a low elevation, sandstone-based trail; the Dinosaur trail. Reese Stein proTrackway filed this trail on Outdoors Utah healthy symptoms. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Toni Bolton at TriCounty U w n m.Sai rttjftFw ftft it "hr ft ftiwlll iFv it , , t Vllft VWfterti ' i. ,iw4 fni UVp- rl' Fft jt .1 t ft Pile rrptitr1J . vftflvf H Jib ' .J |