Be Prepared for the Flu Season!
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The information listed below was provided by our school health personnel and the Flu.gov site. Please read carefully and follow these simple instructions. |
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 4 main ways you and your family may keep from getting sick with the flu at school and at home.
1. Practice Good Hand Hygiene:
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
2. Cover Your Mouth and Nose:
Use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder; not into your hands.
3. Stay Home If You or Your Child is Sick:
Stay home for at least 24 hours after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine). Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than sharing them with others.
4. Get Your Family Vaccinated:
Get vaccinated for seasonal flu and H1N1 flu when vaccines are available.
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