Posts Tagged ‘flu’
WUSA9 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 MoreFlu Is Now In Season
(January 9, 2013) – Dr. Glenn Druckenbrod, Director of Emergency Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital recently spoke with Fox5 about how our area is seeing a spike in flu cases earlier compared to past five years. Dr. Glenn Druckenbrod and Dr. Katherine Fullerton, Director of Pediatric Emergency Department, Inova Fairfax Hospital recommend a flu shot for…
Read MoreSeasonal Flu-Vaccine Manufacturing Delay Affects Inova Clinics
(October 9, 2009) – As has been reported in the news recently, efforts to quickly manufacture and distribute the H1N1 influenza vaccine have unexpectedly reduced supplies of vaccine for the seasonal flu. The manufacturers that supply Inova Health System with seasonal flu vaccine have recently informed Inova that deliveries of the vaccine will arrive later…
Read MoreStatement on Inova Health System’s Flu Season Visitation Policy
(October 1, 2009) – The H1N1 virus has emerged as a significant threat internationally and in the Washington, DC, area. Specific populations – including infants, children, pregnant women and individuals with compromised immune systems – have been found to be at highest risk. At Inova Health System, patient safety is our number-one priority, so to…
Read MoreInova Health System Fighting the Flu with a One-Two Punch
Leesburg, VA – (August 24, 2009) – Facing a flu season complicated by the prospect of both seasonal flu and the H1N1 (“swine flu”) viruses, and as one of the largest providers of flu shots in Northern Virginia, Inova Health System is prepared to provide seasonal flu shots in September this year – one month earlier…
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