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MILE MARKER 49, A VERY SERIOUS
ACCIDENT, AS WELL.
IT IS 6:32 RIGHT NOW.
THE COLD SEASON IS HERE AND FLU
SEASON MAKING ITS CHARGE, TOO.
HEALTH OFFICIALS IN MAR CON
COUNTY SEEING AN UPTICK IN
PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY
ILLNESSES.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE SYMPTOMS
LOOK THE SAME.
COUGH, FEVER, SORE THROAT AND
THE WORSE CASES ARE INFANTS AND
THOSE WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA.
THAT CAN MAKE IT WORST,
REQUIRING ISOLATION WHEN YOU GO
TO THE HOSPITAL.
HAVING SEEN SUCH AN INCREASE IN
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, I.U.
HEALTH ENCOURAGES EVERYONE
GETTING THE FLU VACCINE.
GETTING THE FLU SHOT CAN REDUCE
HOSPITAL 50'S BY 50% TO 60%.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR ALL
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN THIS
AREA ARE REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES
TO HAVE THE INFLUENZA VACCINE.
IT'S JUST THAT WE CARE ABOUT
PATIENT SAFETY ABOVE ALL ELSE.
WE BELIEVE IN INFLUENZA
VACCINATIONS.
THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN
ALL HOSPITALS.
PART OF THE INDIANA SAFETY
COALITION INITIATIVE HAS GOTTEN
EVERYBODY TOGETHER FOR ONE
CAUSE, WHICH UNDERSCORES HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HEALTH CARE.
BY GETTING THE VACCINE IS NOT
ONLY GIVING OURSELVES A WEAPON
AGAINST THE FLU, BUT HELPING TO
PROTECT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE.
THE MARION COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN OFFERING
FLU SHOTS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AT
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
WE PUT A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE
AND THEIR NUMBER ON OUR
WEBSITE, wishtv.com.
COMING UP AT FEBRUARY 30:00,
HEAR WHAT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
ARE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WHY THEY ARE PUSHING THE FLU