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SUBJ: FLU VACCINATIONS//
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SUBJ/FLU VACCINATIONS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OR READ IN THE MEDIA THAT
THERE IS A WORLDWIDE FLU VACCINE SHORTAGE.  THIS SHORTAGE IS BEING
FELT IN THE ARMED FORCES AS WELL.  WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON
NAVY'S PLANS TO ADMINISTER THE FLU VACCINE.
2.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THE VACCINE GETS TO THOSE PERSONNEL
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WHO NEED IT MOST AND NAVY IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH CIVILIAN MEDICAL
AUTHORITIES AND THE OTHER SERVICES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.  TO DO THIS
WE WILL PRIORITIZE WHO RECEIVES AN IMMUNIZATION PLACING OUR
OPERATING FORCES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF
THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, AS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
3.  FLU VACCINE SUPPLIES ARE BEING ADMINISTERED FIRST TO OUR
DEPLOYED OPERATIONAL FORCES, THOSE ABOUT TO DEPLOY OR ON ALERT, AND
THOSE ENGAGED IN ACTIVE OPERATIONS.  OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND RETIREES
WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK DUE TO OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
GETTING HIGH PRIORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE VACCINE.  AS MORE
VACCINE IS AVAILABLE, ADDITIONAL FORCES AND GROUPS WILL BE IMMUNIZED.
4.  PERSONNEL ARE REMINDED THAT PREVENTIVE HYGIENE MEASURES ARE
ENCOURAGED YEAR ROUND TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS.  TO HELP CUT
DOWN ON THE SPREAD OF THE FLU AND MANY OTHER ILLNESSES, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU:
    A.  WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST 5 TIMES PER DAY.  IF
SOAP AND WATER IS NOT AVAILABLE, HAND SANITIZERS PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE
SUBSTITUTE.
    B.  COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WHEN YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE.
    C.  IF ILL, AVOID ATTENDING SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AND WHEN PROPERLY
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APPROVED, STAY AT HOME.
5.  WHILE FLU CAN MAKE YOU FEEL MISERABLE, USUALLY IT IS TREATABLE
SYMPTOMATICALLY WITH FLUIDS, REST, AND MILD ANALGESICS.  IF YOU DO
HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT PROGRESS AND/OR DO NOT RESOLVE WITHIN 5-7 DAYS,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.
6.  THE BEST CURE FOR THE FLU IS SIMPLY TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF BY
EATING A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISING REGULARLY, AND GETTING SUFFICIENT
REST.  FLU IS GENERALLY A MILD, SELF LIMITED DISEASE FOR THOSE WHO
MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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