Monday, January 14, 2013
County health officials advise it’s not too late to get the vaccine, which remains available in St. Charles.
With flu season at its peak in Illinois and the illness hitting levels not seen in in at least six years, the Kane County Health Department is advising that is not too late to get your flu shot. Flu vaccine is available at many pharmacies, grocery stores and health providers, the Kane County Health Department said in a release, adding that anyone 6 months and older should get a flu shot to protect themselves and their family against influenza. The flu season typically runs through May, with activity peaking in January and into February. This season, however, the spike began early — in December, according to health officials and Google.org’s Flu Trends, which boasts that it uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Here's where to get an influenza vaccine, how to recognize symptoms and what to know about treatment if you get sick.
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- John Ness
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Flu season is coming early in parts of the United States: This time last year, flu cases were lower in the Chicago area than they are now, according to data on Google's Flu Trends. (St. Charles-specific data is not available on Flu Trends.) Overall in Illinois, activity is considered high now, while it was considered low to moderate at this time in 2011, according to Flu Trends. If you're considering getting a flu shot, here are some places in St. Charles that offer the vaccine (besides your own doctor, of course): According to this week's CDC Flu activity report, influenza levels are on the increase across the country. Five states — Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee — are reporting flu rates not normally seen until …
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Kane County Health Department offers advice for staying healthy.
Now that school is in full swing, the flu season is just around the corner. You can help protect your family by following a few simple steps. If/when your child becomes ill with a fever of more than 100 degrees and has a cough and/or sore throat, he or she has what is called an “influenza-like illness,” or ILI. When you call to report that your child will be staying home, it is important that you tell the school nurse this information. The nurse will be passing that information along to the Health Department. For the purposes of this report, personal information will not be sent to the Health Department. This, along with information gathered from hospital emergency rooms and local testing laboratories, provides a true picture of flu …
