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What To Do About Flu

SEASONAL FLU
Anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the seasonal flu can get vaccinated. Certain people who are high risk or live with people who are high risk should get vaccinated every year.
People who should get vaccinated include:
Listed below is the recommendations from the CDC (Center of Disease Control) for annual flu vaccination:

o People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from the flu, including:
A. Health care workers
B. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
C. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
o Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
o Pregnant women
o People 50 years of age or older
o Persons with certain chronic medical conditions

Please contact your primary care provider to schedule a seasonal flu shot:
Ames:
Adult Medicine: (515) 239-4432 or (515) 239-4431
Family Medicine East: (515) 239-8621
Family Medicine West: (515) 663-4892
Pediatrics: (515) 239-4404
Eldora Family Medicine: (641) 939-7160
Iowa Falls Family Medicine: (641) 648-2586
Jefferson Family Medicine: (515) 386-4192
Marshalltown Family Medicine: 312 East Main Street: (641) 752-0654
Marshalltown Family Medicine Southside: 303 Nicholas Drive: (641) 752-0654
Nevada Family Medicine: (515) 382-5471
Rockwell City Family Medicine: (712) 297-8989
Story City Family Medicine: (515) 733-5191
Webster City Family Medicine: (515) 832-6700

For more information or to schedule an appointment regarding McFarland Clinic seasonal flu shot clinics please call your primary care provider.

H1N1
Who: Groups recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as of 10/19/09 to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine first are:
- Pregnant Women
- People who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age
- Health care and emergency medical personnel
- Anyone from 6 months through 24 years of age
- Anyone from 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system.

When: Get vaccinated as soon as vaccine is available. Children through 9 years of age should get two doses of vaccine, about a month apart. Older children and adults need only one dose.

Where: The federal government is distributing the H1N1 vaccine to state and public health organizations across the country. In Iowa, each county public health office has identified a plan for administering the H1N1 vaccine. The vaccine is free if administered at a public health clinic and is available as a nasal spray or shot. For H1N1 vaccine availability, please contact the following Resources:
Boone County: Please contact Public Health at (515) 432-1127
Carroll County: Please contact McFarland Carroll Flu Hotline at (712) 794-1155
Calhoun County: Please contact Public Health at (712) 297-8323
Greene County: Please contact Public Health at (515) 386-3228
Hamilton County: Please contact Public Health at (515) 832-9565
Hardin County: Please contact McFarland Iowa Falls at (641) 648-2586 or Eldora at (641) 939-7160
Marshall County: Please contact Public Health at (641) 754-5005
Story County: Please contact Public Health Flu Hotline at (515) 233-7577

Iowa Department Public Health: IDPH Influenza Hotline at (800) 447-1985

What To Do If You Get Sick: 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu

For More Information about the H1N1 or Seasonal Flu please visit the flu Web site at: www.flu.gov

McFarland Clinic PC is central Iowa's largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic. The McFarland Clinic PC network of health care providers serves residents
in 12 Iowa communities with an additional 12 communities served by physician outreach clinics. McFarland Clinic PC physicians and staff are committed to providing high quality, cost-effective medical services in a safe and compassionate manner that enhance our patients' lives and well-being.
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