How to Combat Flu Season in Your Facility
Basic Cold and Flu Prevention
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
- Cough or sneeze into your sleeve if you don’t have a tissue.
- Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Hand sanitizes are also effective.
- Disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Avoid contact with sick people.
- If you get sick, stay home from work or school except to seek medical care and limit contact with others.
Flu bombs are very effective. We sell them. There are also many DIY recipes for homemade flu bombs as well.
Who should get the flu vaccine?
Basically, everybody over the age of 6 months, except for those who have had a life-threatening reaction to a flu shot in the past, should get it. People with egg allergies will likely be able to receive a newer version of the flu vaccine, as described below.
It is especially important to get vaccinated if you are in a high-risk group for developing life-threatening complications from the flu. This includes
- people over age 65
- people who have heart failure and other cardiac conditions, or suffer from asthma, COPD, or other lung diseases
- people who have Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, strokes, or other neurological problems
- pregnant women and new mothers
- residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
- people who have diabetes, weak immune systems, and chronic liver or kidney disease.
Most people who are hospitalized with influenza have one or more of these risk factors.
This flu season is no joke, especially now with the Coronavirus. Let us help you protect your office and your home. A good deep cleaning and flu bombs will do the trick! Call us for an appointment today for your professional office cleaning quote 813-929-1122
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