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As H1N1 vaccines arrive in quantity, county health officials are still working on Orange County vaccine sites. More public locations are expected to be announced soon. At public locations, target groups are children ages 2-9 and adults younger than 49 caring for infants too young for the shot (6 months and younger). Higher-risk residents should contact their private physician for H1N1 vaccine availability. Orange County Health Care Agency is handling public distribution. Click link below, for more information.
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For links, local updates, how to protect yourself, and flu vaccines, click on the links below.
Priority groups to receive the vaccine until more supplies are available include pregnant women; school-age and preschool-age children 6 months through 24 years; people who live with or care for children under 6 months; and those with compromised immune systems.
The following links are among the most visited:
The Flu and You
http://www.flu.gov/
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/
http://www.ochealthinfo.com/
H1N1 Vaccine Local Update
Find Your Language
For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/index.htm or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.
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Click here for UCI Updates
Click here for Irvine Child Care Updates
Business Toolkit Update
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As with any infectious disease, the CDC recommends that people should take everyday preventive actions to stay healthy. The single best way to prevent the transmission of Swine Flu is by practicing good health habits to help stop the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza. Below is a list of everyday actions you can take to protect your health:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
- If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
If you become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea, you may want to contact your health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms. Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed. If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others. If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care:
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
( For Irvine locations for the regular (non-H1N1) vaccine click here )
( For Irvine locations for the regular (non-H1N1) vaccine click here )
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