Marquette County Health Department Flu Vaccine Information

 Don't Let the Flu Ruin Your Holidays! Get Vaccinated! Visit www.cdc.gov/flu
 

New ItemMarquette General Health System has provided a "Stay at Home Toolkit" with valuable information regarding the prevention of Influenza and how to care for those who have contracted the virus.

If you visited one of our flu clinics this year and received your vaccination, thank you and congratulations! You have completed an important step in keeping yourself healthy this winter. If not, there is still time! Although we are no longer holding off-site flu vaccination clinics, you can still call us to schedule your vaccination. You can benefit from getting vaccinated anytime from now through March 2008.

Please call our clinic at 475-7844 to make an appointment.

Cost of Vaccinations
Note:  We will bill Medicare and Medicaid for you.  Please bring your card(s).
Influenza Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine
$25.00 (Children 18 & under: $8.00) $35.00

The documents below are Adobe pdf files that you can read and print. Reading the informational material now, and printing out and filling in the registration forms, will save you time when you come to a flu clinic for your vaccination! (This is probably not necessary if you are coming to the Health Department for your vaccination.)

Please bring your Medicare or Medicaid card and any supplemental insurance cards with you. If you don't have Medicare or Medicaid the fees are as stated above. We do not bill private insurances other than Medicare supplements.

Vaccine Information Statements:

Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Intranasal Influenza Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Pneumococcal Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Vaccination Forms:

Influenza Vaccination Form

Pneumococcal Vaccination Form

What You Should Know About the Flu: the CDC's website for up to date Flu season 2007-2008 information. This site includes timing of flu vaccinations, differences between flu and colds and more!

Keep Your Family Safe from the Flu: A helpful and informative brochure from the Michigan Department of Community Health!

Although receiving a flu shot is the best way to avoid contracting the disease, Dr. Dean Sienko, acting state Chief Medical Executive,  said there are other things Michigan citizens can do to limit their exposure to the illness, such as:

·        Wash hands frequently to avoid exposure to influenza;

·        Stay home from work or school if you are ill;

·        Get plenty of rest and eat a balanced diet to keep your immune system strong;

·        Avoid close contact with people who are sick;

·        Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and

·        Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Historically, 36,000 people – most of them elderly – die from complications from influenza and more than 200,000 are hospitalized with influenza-like illness each year.

For more information:

Michigan Prepares:  Transmission and Prevention of Influenza

Click here for the latest Influenza information from the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Click here for Flu Activity Surveillance Reports and Maps from the CD

For questions or further information contact the Marquette County Health Department Clinic at 906-475-7844.