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Influenza Safety Tips

今年要避免感染流感.  以下是疾病控制中心的一些建议:

  • CDC recommends everyone older than 6 months get an annual flu vaccine as soon as the vaccine becomes available; October is the ideal time to get vaccinated, but it's never too late
  • 如果你不喜欢打针，问问你的医生是否有鼻腔流感喷雾剂
  • 尽可能避免与病人接触
  • 经常用肥皂和水洗手，或使用洗手液
  • 咳嗽或打喷嚏时捂住嘴, 最好是用手臂内侧而不是手
  • Avoid touching your face
  • 对可能被污染的表面进行消毒

Are you 65 years or older?

“In recent years, for example, it’s estimated that between 71 percent and 85 percent of seasonal flu-related deaths have occurred in people 65 years and older and between 54 percent and 70 percent of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations have occurred among people in that age group. 流感对65岁及以上的人来说可能非常严重.”[1]

  1. 对于65岁以上的人，有两种专门为他们设计的疫苗.
  • 设计高剂量疫苗是为了增强免疫力. Results from a clinical trial showed that adults 65 years and older who received the high dose vaccine had fewer influenza infections as compared to those who received the standard dose flu vaccine.

       2. The adjuvanted flu vaccine, 一种名为Fluad的疫苗也可以通过接种疫苗产生更强的免疫反应.

65岁及以上的人不建议接种鼻腔喷雾流感疫苗, the intradermal flu shot, or jet injector flu vaccine.

Please ask your primary health care provider for recommendations on the right influenza vaccine for you.

CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/65over.htm

http://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/winter/flu

 

[1] http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/65over.htm