Re: USA - Texas: Media report: Unidentified illness - 4 died out of 8 hospitalized including 2 "very sick"
Montgomery County Public Health
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Brooke Montgomery Have all the schools been notified about this? I'm really concerned because parents are sending their children to school sick.
1 ? 11 hours ago..
Montgomery County Public Health Brooke Montgomery All of the area schools are aware of this and should handle the situation accordingly. Please share our posts with your friends to help emphasize the importance of staying home if you are sick. Thank you!
about an hour ago..
Jackie Albring Jackson Did the people who have this get a flu shot this year?
17 hours ago via mobile..
Montgomery County Public Health At the moment, we do not have this information. However, we are recommending for everyone to get the flu shot. Montgomery County residents may call the Public Health Clinic at (936) 523-5020 to set up an appointment to receive their flu shot, while supplies last.
4 ? 17 hours ago
Kim Nelson If they are testing negative for the flu, how would the flu shot help against this?
2 ? 16 hours ago via mobile ? Edited
County Public Health Kim Nelson each year the flu shot prevents a number of strains of the flu. While the patients have tested negative for the most common strains of influenza, there are still a number of other variations. For this reason, we are recommending for everyone to still receive the vaccine.
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Montgomery County Public Health
(Facebook)
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Brooke Montgomery Have all the schools been notified about this? I'm really concerned because parents are sending their children to school sick.
1 ? 11 hours ago..
Montgomery County Public Health Brooke Montgomery All of the area schools are aware of this and should handle the situation accordingly. Please share our posts with your friends to help emphasize the importance of staying home if you are sick. Thank you!
about an hour ago..
Jackie Albring Jackson Did the people who have this get a flu shot this year?
17 hours ago via mobile..
Montgomery County Public Health At the moment, we do not have this information. However, we are recommending for everyone to get the flu shot. Montgomery County residents may call the Public Health Clinic at (936) 523-5020 to set up an appointment to receive their flu shot, while supplies last.
4 ? 17 hours ago
Kim Nelson If they are testing negative for the flu, how would the flu shot help against this?
2 ? 16 hours ago via mobile ? Edited
County Public Health Kim Nelson each year the flu shot prevents a number of strains of the flu. While the patients have tested negative for the most common strains of influenza, there are still a number of other variations. For this reason, we are recommending for everyone to still receive the vaccine.
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