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10/04/2012 12:45 PM

Flu Vaccination Clinics Announced


The flu season will arrive sooner than we think. Every year millions of Americans contract the flu and thousands of them die from its complications. It’s time for a flu shot.

The Madison Health Department and VNA Community Healthcare will sponsor three walk-in clinics at the Town Campus in Meeting Room A at the following times and dates:

• Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

VNA Community Healthcare also sponsors other flu clinics in and around Madison. The schedule is posted on its website www.connecticuthomecare.com and it can be reached at 203-458-4200. Additionally, flu vaccinations are often available from family physicians.

The Health Department reminds residents it is important to remember that vaccination is not a guarantee against contracting the flu. In light of this, it is important not to abandon the time-honored methods of controlling the spread of infectious diseases.

• Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer often, and always after sneezing or coughing.

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough/sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands.

• Put used tissue in a waste basket.

• Don’t share food or food utensils.