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Every flu season has the potential to cause a lot of illness, doctor’s visits, hospitalizations and deaths.  CDC is concerned that the new H1N1 flu virus could result in a particularly severe flu season this year. 

Vaccines are the best tool we have to prevent influenza.  The St Croix County Health Department and local healthcare providers hope that people will start to go out and get vaccinated against seasonal influenza as soon as vaccines become available at their doctor’s offices and in their communities.  The seasonal flu vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against novel H1N1 influenza.  However a novel H1N1 vaccine is currently in production and may be ready for the public in the fall. The novel H1N1 vaccine is not intended to replace the seasonal flu vaccine – it is intended to be used along-side seasonal flu vaccine.  This means that individuals will need to get a seasonal influenza vaccination and two novel H1N1 influenza vaccinations.

Seasonal Flu: What You Should Know About

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