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Foil the Flu with Free Immunizations

Want to escape the fever, coughing, chills and aches caused by the flu? Want to avoid passing the illness on to family, friends or coworkers?

Flu is very infectious and can be passed easily from person to person. Moreover, people infected with the flu are contagious usually 2 days before their own symptoms of fevers, coughs and aches begin. The flu can be debilitating even for healthy people, and is particularly serious for the elderly or patients with chronic medical conditions.

One way to minimize your risk of getting the flu is through immunization. The protection provided by a flu vaccination takes about 2 weeks to develop and lasts approximately a year. However since the flu viruses change each year, immunization is needed every year. Each fall, before flu season, the Occupational Medical Service offers free flu immunizations to NIH employees. Immunization is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people at risk of getting a serious case of influenza or a complication and for anyone who has close contact with people at risk of a bad case of flu. This recommendation includes many NIH'ers who work in the Clinical Center. Employees can "foil the flu" by choosing to receive a free flu vaccination during one of the convenient times and locations (see schedule).

More detailed information about the flu, flu vaccine and immunization schedule is available on the Clinical Center home page (www.cc.nih.gov) and on posters throughout the CC. Also check out the NIAID Web site www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/flu.htm and the CDC site at www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/flu.htm.

Influenza Immunization Schedule 1997
October 15 - November 21
(After Nov. 21, flu immunizations are given by appointment only.)

Location: Bldg. 10, Rm. 6C306

Last names beginning with:	Your date is:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
A, B	Oct. 28, Tues.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
C, D	Oct. 30, Thurs.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
E, F	Nov. 4, Tues.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
G, H	Nov. 6, Thurs.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
I - K	Nov. 12, Wed.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
L, M	Nov. 13, Thurs.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
N - Q	Oct. 15, Wed.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
R, S	Oct. 16, Thurs.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
T - V	Oct. 21, Tues.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
W - Z	Oct. 23, Thur.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.

Any last name. Walk-in... first come, first served:
Date:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
Oct. 16 - Nov. 20, Mon. & Thur. evenings	Evening: 4:30 - 8 p.m.
Nov. 20, Thurs.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 2 p.m.
Nov. 21, Fri.	7:30 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.

Location: Bldg. 13, Rm. G-904

Last names beginning with:	Your date is:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
A - D	Nov. 14, Fri.	8 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
E - H	Oct. 17, Fri.	8 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
I - M	Oct. 24, Fri.	8 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
N - S	Oct. 31, Fri.	8 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
T - Z	Nov. 7, Fri.	8 - 11 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.

Off Campus

Location: EPN, Rm. 103

Last names beginning with:	Your date is:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
A - L	Oct. 27, Mon.	8 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
M - Z	Nov. 19, Wed.	8 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.

Location: Solar Bldg., Rm. 1A04

Last names beginning with:	Your date is:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
A - L	Nov. 10, Mon.	8 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
M - Z	Oct. 22, Wed.	8 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.

Location: Federal Bldg., Rm. 1C05

Dates:	Times:
Oct. 29, Wed.	1 - 3 p.m.
Nov. 5, Wed.	1 - 3 p.m.

Location: Poolesville

Room:	Dates:	Times:
Conf. Rm., Bldg. 102	Nov. 18, Tues.	8 - 11 a.m.
Conf. Rm., Bldg. 110	Nov. 18, Tues.	12 - 2 p.m.

Location: Rockledge, Rm. 5054

Dates:	In the morning:	In the afternoon:
Oct. 20, Mon.	8:30 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.
Nov. 3, Mon.	8:30 - 11:30 a.m.	1 - 3 p.m.