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Don’t Forget Your Flu Shot
Annual vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu The flu virus is not fun. It causes high fever, headaches, body pains, extreme fatigue, sore throat, cough and other unpleasant symptoms. While some cases of flu are mild, others can be more serious and even life-threatening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Read MoreDo I need a flu shot? (Hint: The Flu is NOT just a bad cold.)
Bad Bug Flu shot is key to preventing disease If you think the flu is just a really bad cold, continue reading. The flu is actually a contagious disease that can lead to serious illness such as pneumonia, and may even require hospitalization. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the best…
Read MoreFighting the Flu: Prevention to Treatment
Board Certified Pediatric Emergency Physician Dr. Ronnie Waldrop and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. We all dread the flu – the terrible body aches, sore throat, fever and chills are often unbearable. …
Read MoreNew data suggests flu shots will improve in 2015, WJLA ABC 7, September 17, 2015
Inova’s Dr. Sujata Ambardar, infectious disease physician, spoke with WJLA ABC 7 about the importance of the flu vaccine in flu prevention.
Read MoreInova Health System Offering Flu Shots throughout the Region
Vaccine Highly Recommended for Children, Seniors FALLS CHURCH, VA – September 16, 2014 – Inova Health System’s HealthSource is now offering influenza vaccinations to children and adults throughout the Washington region. As with previous years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending that anyone six months and older be vaccinated annually. Each year, about…
Read MoreWUSA9 Visits One of Inova’s Additional Flu Clinics
Upcoming Family Flu Clinics on January 19 and January 24 Inova has upcoming family flu clinics at Inova Fair Oaks Medical Campus this Saturday, January 19, from 1 – 4pm and at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus on Saturday, January 26, from 9 am – noon. Visit Inova.org/flu to find location details and more information –…
Read MoreInova Health System Offering Flu Shots
Vaccine Highly Recommended for Children, Seniors Falls Church, VA – (September 27, 2010) – Inova Health System’s HealthSource will be offering influenza vaccinations to children and adults throughout the Washington region beginning Friday, October 1. New this year, the CDC is recommending that anyone 6 months and older be vaccinated annually. Each year, about 36,000…
Read MoreInova Health System Fighting the Flu With a One-Two Punch
Inova Loudoun Hospital Mobile Health Offering December Flu Shot Clinic Leesburg, VA – (November 25, 2009) – Facing a flu season complicated by the prospect of both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (“swine flu”) virus, Inova Loudoun Hospital Mobile Health Services will offer a seasonal flu shot clinic in December. The seasonal flu shot clinic…
Read MoreInova Health System Fighting the Flu with a One-Two Punch
Inova Loudoun Hospital Mobile Health Offering October Flu Shot Clinics Leesburg, VA – (September 28, 2009) – Facing a flu season complicated by the prospect of both seasonal flu and the H1N1 (“swine flu”) viruses, Inova Loudoun Hospital Mobile Health Services will offer flu shot clinics again in October. Inova Health System is one of the…
Read MoreInova Health System Offering Seasonal Flu Shots One Month Early
Vaccine Highly Recommended for Children, Seniors Falls Church, VA – (September 1, 2009) – Inova Health System will offer influenza vaccinations to children and adults throughout the Washington region beginning in early September, one month sooner than usual. Each year, about 36,000 people in the U.S. die from causes related to seasonal flu, while more than…
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