City Leaders Get Flu Vaccine -- 10.26.2015
Media
Advisory
For
Monday, October 26, 2015
Contact: Jose Rodriguez
604-5025
[email protected]
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MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL
AND OTHER CITY LEADERS GET FLU VACCINES AT CITY HALL
Flu Shots Protect
Leaders, Their Families and Community this Entire Flu Season
Flu Shots given to
city leaders at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26.
WHAT:
Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council members and other City leaders will roll
up their sleeves to get a seasonal flu shot to protect themselves, their
families and the community during influenza season.
WHO:
Mayor
Michael B. Coleman, City Council members and other City leaders
WHEN:
2:30 – 4 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015
WHERE:
Columbus City Hall
Mayor’s
Conference Room – 2nd Floor
90
W. Broad St., Columbus
MORE INFO:
Flu activity has already hit central Ohio – and now is the time to get a flu shot. Evidence from
both lab data, as well as hospitalizations indicates that residents are already
being affected by flu.
FluMist
supplies are limited in central Ohio. The manufacturer has only been able to
deliver 30 percent of the overall order to both private and public providers.
It estimates supplies to be at about 60 percent by the end of the year. As a
result, some facilities will have very limited supplies and some may not have
any FluMist at all.
Residents
should get any formulation of the flu vaccine that is available. Both the
injectable and FluMist are highly effective, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) does not advise the preference of one over the
other.
Flu
shots are recommended for everyone 6-months-old and older. A shot is
especially important for pregnant women and anyone with a chronic disease such
as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, asthma and pulmonary disease because
they are at higher risk of complications.
It
is recommended that older adults receive a high-dose flu vaccine to help
provide a better immune response and better protection.
Additionally,
household contacts and caregivers of babies who are too young to be vaccinated
or others who are at high risk of developing serious complications also should
be vaccinated to provide a “cocoon” of protection around vulnerable loved ones.
For
more information on influenza or where to get a flu shot, visit Columbus Public
Health at www.publichealth.columbus.gov or on Facebook/Twitter.
EDITOR’S
NOTE:
Live shots and interviews may take place while city
leaders get vaccinated.
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