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The Friday Five – National Influenza Vaccination Week

Dec 2, 2016 | Posted by Annmarie Budniak | Celebrations - Awareness, HIT Feed, News |

fightflu-200Follow and join the conversation with #NIVW2016, #GetAFluVax, and #fightflu.

In 2005 the CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. This year NIVW will take place December 4 – 10. This week’s Friday Five provides you with all you need to know when it comes to the illness, protecting against it, and what to do if you happen to come down with it.

CDC – National Influenza Vaccination Week
Anything and everything you might want to know regarding the flu and the flu vaccine can be found on the CDC (@CDCgov) website. If you area healthcare provider who would like promotional or educational materials visit the site for all they have to offer. For the general public there is a plethora of information about prevention, treatment, facts, and statistics for flu. If you are interested in promoting NIVW digitally, CDC will be hosting both a Blog-a-thon and a Hashtag Challenge during the week.

Looking for a place to get your #fluvax? Use the Flu Vaccine Finder on the CDC Flu website here: https://t.co/Sp205UcH7f pic.twitter.com/YecbzwBFhZ

— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) November 22, 2016

11 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About The Flu And The Flu Shot
With flu season just getting started, The Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) sheds some light on eleven common debates about the illness and its vaccine. Experts explain what you need to know in order to protect yourself and your loved ones during flu season.

Getting a Flu Shot? It May be Better to Wait
These days it seems as though the flu shot is offered almost year round causing confusion as to when is the best time to receive the shot, and how long its protection lasts. CNN Health (@cnnhealth) offers some advice to help the general public navigate what is best for them and what is best for the bottom line of pharmacies and drug companies.

10 Home Remedies for the Flu
You washed your hands, you got your vaccine, you took your vitamins, but still you were unable to avoid contracting the flu! Fortunately, WebMD (@WebMD) has you covered with ten tried and true home remedies that will help relieve your symptoms and possibly shorten your road to recovery.

When I Flew I got the Flu
Many of us do a lot of traveling during the holiday season which just so happens to coincide with flu season. Caring.com (@caring) provides twelve useful tips to follow when flying to help you dodge flu and cold viruses.

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