Posts Tagged ‘influenza’
Flu 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…
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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 Offering H1N1 Shots to Public
Vaccine Highly Recommended for Children, Pregnant Women Falls Church, VA – (January 5, 2010) – Inova Health System is offering 2009 novel H1N1 vaccinations as well as seasonal influenza vaccinations to children and adults at its hospital-based clinics through the end of the month. The H1N1 vaccine is the most effective way of preventing the spread…
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 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 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…
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…
Read MoreInova Health System Offering Flu Shots
Vaccine Highly Recommended for Children, Seniors Falls Church, VA – (September 26, 2008) – Inova Health System’s HealthSource will be offering influenza vaccinations to children and adults throughout the Washington region beginning October 1. Every year in the United States more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications and about 36,000 people die from flu.…
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