Swine Flu
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If you're in one of the groups at high risk from H1N1 flu, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will offer another opportunity to get a vaccination this weekend. Health department crews will hold clinics from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or until supplies run out Saturday at the Lexington Christian Academy, 450 West Reynolds Road, and at Bryan Station High School, 201 Eastin Road.
The big media scare story of the moment is the swine flu. People are using tissues to turn doorknobs and staying away from crowds. A lot more hand washing is going on. But can you get the swine flu from your gym? The answer is yes. Just as in the office or at the mall, if you are infected and touch your mouth or nose, then touch a surface, the next person to touch it might catch the bug.
Mayor Jim Newberry has called a citywide meeting of neighborhood leaders to discuss the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus.
- The Jessamine County Health Department is scheduling appointments for residents in high-risk groups to receive the H1N1 vaccine. Those groups include: including pregnant women, children, health care workers and those who care for children younger than 6 months. The next clinic is 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 12. Shots will be given at the department office, 215 East Maple Street. To make an appointment, call (859) 885-4149. More information
- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21, Lexington Christian Academy, 450 W. Reynolds Road, and Bryan Station High School, 201 Eastin Road.
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Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.
