National Vaccination Week! Wooo!

Ok… not as exciting as National Hug Week… and far less comfy (in most cases).  But it’s still important.

I wonder if these guys have had their vaccination?

Even though news about H1N1 has started to trickle, it is still a threat; And now the vaccine is available, likely at your local drug store.  So why not take a step to protect yourself and your family?

As with the seasonal flu, high risk groups and their families should be vaccinated for H1N1.  These groups include:

1. Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
2. Pregnant women
3. People 50 years of age and older
4. People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
   1. Health care workers
   2. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
   3. Household contacts and caregivers of children <5 years of age with particular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children <6 months of age (these children are at higher risk of flu-related complications