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| Event Name: | Flu Clinics in Stonewall |
| Category: | General |
| Location: | Stonewood Place |
| Description: | Flu Clinic at Stonewood Place (5th Street West, attached to Rosewood Lodge) November 4th, 2014 - 10:00AM - 11:45AM For more information, contact Stonewall Public Health at 204-467-4400. To protect yourself and your friends and family from getting the flu, Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors is encouraging all Manitobans to get a free flu vaccine. For your protection, you should get immunized as soon as possible. For the 2014-15 season, an annual flu vaccine is especially important for those at increased risk of serious illness from the flu, their caregivers and close contacts. This includes: - Seniors age 65 or older - Residents of personal care homes or long-term care facilities - Children age six months to five years - Those with chronic illness - Pregnant women - Health care workers and first responders - Individuals of Aboriginal ancestry - People who are severely overweight or obese - or as determined by your primary health care provider New this year, healthy children 2 to 17 years of age can receive a needle-free flu vaccine called FluMist®. Manitobans over the age of 65 should also get a pneumococcal vaccine at the same time as the seasonal flu vaccine. Both the flu and pneumococcal vaccine are offered at no charge for people aged 65 and older. The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against pneumococcal disease, including a serious type of pneumonia, blood infections and meningitis. Most adults only need one pneumococcal vaccine in their lifetime. |
| Start: | 11/4/2014 10:00:00 AM |
| End: | 11/4/2014 11:45:00 AM |
