Tips to Prevent the Flu
- Get your flu shot as soon as it becomes available.
- Encourage friends and family to get vaccinated
- Stay home from work and school if you are sick
- Cover your cough and sneeze.
- WASH YOUR HANDS, often and well!
- When preparing food
- Before meals and snacks
- After using the restroom
- After touching animals
- When they are visibly dirty
- After coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose
- When you are in close contact with someone who has cold or flu like symptoms
How to Wash Your Hands:
- Wet hands with warm water.
- Apply soap.
- Scrub for 20 seconds over all surfaces of hands and under fingernails.
- Rinse.
- Dry with clean towel or air.
If soap and water are not available, use wipes or hand sanitizers.