The following are "Flu Facts" from President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:
Influenza epidemics cannot be prevented with currently available tools, but four categories of methods are available to mitigate the effects of an epidemic:
1. Vaccines to prevent infection. For seasonal influenza, vaccines reduce the risk of serious disease in infants and children, pregnant women, older adults, people who have chronic medical conditions,or those who might infect high-risk people through their work or household contact.
2. Antiviral drugs to decrease the likelihood of infection or severe disease in uninfected individuals (usually those with known or suspected exposure); to reduce the severity and duration of disease in patients already infected and ill; and to lower the rate of virus shedding in infected individuals, thereby decreasing the likelihood of transmission to others.
3. Medical care to manage clinical illness, which may range from mild to extreme, delivered at home, in out-patient clinics, hospitals, and intensive care units.
4. Non-medical mitigation practices, including isolation of infected individuals, hand washing, and several forms of social distancing such as school closures, cancellation of sporting events, etc., to lower the chances of person-to-person transmission of virus.
Let MMC take care of all the logistics and provide you with the know-how and focused solutions to protect your staff from the rapidly advancing “Seasonal Flu.”
Contact MMC and let us know you are interested in scheduling your 2009/2010 Workplace Flu Shot Clinic! Call 888-662-8358 Today!
Influenza epidemics cannot be prevented with currently available tools, but four categories of methods are available to mitigate the effects of an epidemic:
1. Vaccines to prevent infection. For seasonal influenza, vaccines reduce the risk of serious disease in infants and children, pregnant women, older adults, people who have chronic medical conditions,or those who might infect high-risk people through their work or household contact.
2. Antiviral drugs to decrease the likelihood of infection or severe disease in uninfected individuals (usually those with known or suspected exposure); to reduce the severity and duration of disease in patients already infected and ill; and to lower the rate of virus shedding in infected individuals, thereby decreasing the likelihood of transmission to others.
3. Medical care to manage clinical illness, which may range from mild to extreme, delivered at home, in out-patient clinics, hospitals, and intensive care units.
4. Non-medical mitigation practices, including isolation of infected individuals, hand washing, and several forms of social distancing such as school closures, cancellation of sporting events, etc., to lower the chances of person-to-person transmission of virus.
Let MMC take care of all the logistics and provide you with the know-how and focused solutions to protect your staff from the rapidly advancing “Seasonal Flu.”
Contact MMC and let us know you are interested in scheduling your 2009/2010 Workplace Flu Shot Clinic! Call 888-662-8358 Today!