It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate! 1.7.2010 For Immediate Release:
Please contact:
Terry Krohn, Director
Two Rivers Public Health Department
701 4th Avenue, Suite 1
Holdrege, NE 68949
308-995-4778
1-888-669-7154
January 7, 2010
It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate!
Two Rivers Public Health Department would like to remind you that “Together, we can fight the flu”. This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). This flu season has presented our community with a unique challenge to fight a new type of influenza -- the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
The H1N1 flu is a serious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between mid-April and November 14, 2009, 47 million people in the United States were infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu, more than 200,000 people were hospitalized, and over 9,800 people died.
Influenza is unpredictable and we do not know the likelihood of a future wave of H1N1 flu, but we do know that vaccination is the most important step in protecting against influenza. Everyone is now eligible to get an H1N1 vaccination. If you have not yet received your immunization, please protect yourself, your family and your community by getting vaccinated. Contact your medical provider to schedule an appointment.
For more information, please contact Two Rivers Public Health Department at:
