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Mason County Health Department
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Influenza Did You Know |
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Half the people who are going to get sick from H1N1 have not gotten sick yet, according to Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of immunization and respiratory diseases at the C.D.C. (New York Times, Nov. 20, 2009) Link to the full article
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Did you Know... Of the first 39,000 Chinese to get the H1N1 (Swine Flu) shot, only four had side effects, including muscle cramps and headaches.(New York Times, 10/9/09) |
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Did you know… Had H1N1 struck this country earlier than this spring, the H1N1 strain probably would have been included as part of this year’s seasonal flu shot (www.flu.gov)
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Did you know… “In one large study…FluMist reduced the chance of influenza illness by 92%”(www.cdc.gov/FLU/about/qa)
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Did you know… More than half of recent hospitalizations for H1N1 influenza involved people younger than 25.
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