During the week of September 25th, the Mayflower Community has made arrangements to get most of its 400+ residents and staff vaccinated for the flu. This includes the high-dose regimen for people over 65 years of age. To date, all eligible Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents have received the flu vaccine. Mandatory for…
Oh, the dreaded flu! It is on the way again. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Flu activity in the U.S. is currently low, but flu season is approaching. Now is the time to get a flu vaccine.” The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older get a flu…
Pictured above: Share Estes checks and before getting in line for his flu shot. At the recent Grinnell Regional Public Health flu shot clinic held in The Mayflower Community, approximately 80 Grinnell residents had their flu shots administered by professional staff from Public Health. It is not too late! According to Public Health, the period…
Oh, the dreaded flu! It is on the way again. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Flu activity in the U.S. is currently low, but flu season is approaching. Now is the time to get a flu vaccine.” The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older get a flu…
Flu season is upon us. It is time to get a head start to avoid flu playing havoc with your life. Information about flu and its treatment is provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). What are the symptoms? They could be some or all of these: fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy…