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San Mateo County 2008-09 Flu Clinics Schedule
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About the Flu
What Everyone Should Know

Protecting Yourself and Others

Flu Vaccine Safety
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Free Brochures and Flyers

Flu Brochures & Flyers for the General Public
•  Things you can do to protect yourself from flu [PDF]
       English | Spanish | Tagalog | Tongan | Chinese
•  Facts and Myths about Flu Vaccine  [PDF]
•  What you can do to stop the flu: Influenza Home Care Brochure
•  Flu Prevention and Care: For group homes & other residential group settings

Brochures & Flyers for Schools and Childcare Providers
•  Tools for Schools, Childcare Providers, and Parents from the CDC
•  State of California Immunization Branch signs, including:
    – Stop Disease (multi-language) [PDF]
    – Wash Your Hands (English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese) [PDF]
    – Wash Your Hands (English, Spanish, Cambodian, Laotian, Punjabi, Russian) [PDF]
    – Germ Free Zone (English/Spanish) [PDF]
    – Germ Free Zone (English/Chinese) [PDF]
    – Don't Spread Germs [PDF]

Brochures & Flyers for Health Care Professionals
• San Mateo County respiratory etiquette signs for waiting rooms
   English | Spanish | Tagalog | ChineseTongan [PDF]
• CDC: Respiratory Hygiene Materials
• State of California Immunization Branch signs, including:
   – Health Alert  (English/Spanish) [PDF]
   – Wash Your Hands (English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese) [PDF]
   – Wash Your Hands (English, Spanish, Cambodian, Laotian, Punjabi, and Russian) [PDF]
   – 3 Reasons to Vaccinate (English) [PDF]
   – Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers (English/Spanish) [PDF]

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Information for Health Care Professionals
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Information for Schools and Childcare Settings
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News & Highlights

Facts and myths about flu vaccine [PDF]

Important messages to providers:

ACIP recommends vaccination in children 6 months to 18 years of age [PDF]


Pandemic Flu Brochure [PDF]

For more influenza information, visit the CDC Web site: www.cdc.gov/flu

Hotlines

Seasonal Flu Hotline
English & Español:
(650) 573-3927

Clinician Hotline
English:
(650) 573-2346

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 24-hour information line
English & Español:
(800) CDC-INFO
800-232-4636

Updated:10/02/08