KRIS
AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE FALL, WE
THE START OF FLU SEASON IN THE
U.S.
THE IMPACT OF A FLU SEASON CAN
BE
SEEN IN INFECTIONS,
HOSPITALIZATIONS,
AND EVEN DEATHS, ACCORDING TO
THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION.
THIS MORNING, WE LEARN HOW THE
FLU
VACCINE HELPS YOU, YOUR LOVED
ONES
AND THE COMMUNITY....JOININ G US
NOW IS DR. IGNASIA TANONE,
EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT
THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER
KRIS
WHY SHOULD FOLKS GET THE FLU
VACCINE?
DR
FLU VACCINE
PROTECTS YOU AND
EVERYONE
AROUND YOU
REDUCED RISK OF
FLU-RELATED
HOSPITALIZATIONS
VACCINATED MOM REDUCES
RISK
OF INFECTION IN BABY
REDUCES SPREAD OF FLU IN
THE COMMUNITY
PROTECTS VULNERABLE
PEOPLE
AROUND YOU
FLU CAN ENDANGER THOSE
WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS
KRIS
AS AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR,
WHAT DO SEE IN THE ER WHEN IT
COMES
TO FLU?
DR
PEOPLE COME IN TO THE ER WHO ARE
MISERABLE. I SEE PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES,
SHAPES, SIZES, AND IT'S THE SAME
- THEY
ALL FEEL TERRIBLE. EVEN WORSE,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN GET FLU
COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS A
PNEUMONIA THAT THEY HAVE ON TOP
OF HAVING THE FLU. IT CAN ALSO
BE
MORE DANGEROUS TO PATIENTS WITH
SERIOUS CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS
- THE ELDERLY AND PREGNANT WOMEN
OR YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY MAY
HAVE TO BE HOSPITALIZED OR CAN
EVEN DIE FROM SOME
ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN
SORRY.
KRIS
WHO SHOULD GET THE FLU VACCINE?
DR
EVERYONE 6 MONTHS AND
OLDER EXCEPTION: SEVERE
ALLERGY TO
FLU VACCINE/VACCINE COMPONENTS
EXCEPTION: SEVERE
ALLERGY TO
EGGS
KRIS
CAN THE FLU VACCINE GIVE YOU
THE FLU?
DR
FLU VACCINE
FLU
VIRUS IS INACTIVATED
PARTICLE DESIGNED TO
LOOK LIKE A VIRUS
BODY NEEDS TIME TO BUILD
IMMUNITY;
PERSON COULD GET FLU IF NOT
BUILT UP
YET
FOR FLU VACCINES, YOU MAY HAVE
ARM
DISCOMFORT WHERE THE SHOT WAS
GIVEN AND MILD SYMPTOMS THAT ARE
NOT CAUSED BY THE FLU. THESE
INCLUDE
MUSCLE ACHES OR A LOW-GRADE
FEVER.
KRIS
BEFORE FLU SEASON HITS, YOU CAN
CHECK WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE
SHOT.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A
PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, THE
QUEEN'S HEALTH CARE CENTERS
PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE AND A WIDE
RANGE OF SERVICES WITH SEVEN
LOCATIONS ON OAHU, THE BIG
ISLAND AND
KAUAI.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
CENTERS, GO TO: WWW.QUEENS.ORG/
HEALTH-CARE- CENTERS.
AND FOR EASY WAYS YOU CAN AVOID
THE FLU VIRUS, YOU CAN GO TO OUR
KHON2
WEBSITE FOR THE QUEEN'S LINK.