FLU VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

HOME HEALTH CARE is launching the Flu Vaccination Campaign for Adults in April 2005. We aim to prepare the public for the coming rainy and cold season in response to the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization (WHO) warning on the serious threat of a Flu Pandemic not only to Filipinos but to the whole world. An outbreak can quickly spread around the world and produce alarming consequences both to health care and the world economy. New and very dangerous strains are being mutated and produced everyday. As such, it is a wise move to be prepared and be protected against these deadly and unseen enemies.

What is Pandemic Flu?

An outbreak of the flu that quickly spreads around the world is known as a pandemic. Pandemic influenza occurs when a new, highly infectious and dangerous strain of the influenza virus appears. Unlike the common flu outbreaks we see every cold season, flu pandemics occur every few decades. The last big flu pandemic happened in 1918, killing millions of people worldwide. Since then, smaller pandemics have happened in 1957 and 1968. International disease experts are saying that the world is overdue for the next pandemic. Nobody knows exactly when the next pandemic will happen, but scientists from the World Health Organization are watching for it right now. When the next pandemic happens, it will likely begin in Asia, but with today's growing volume of international travel, the virus can spread rapidly throughout the world.

Getting immunized is a lifelong, life-protecting objective. Children and adults specially 55 years and older, you need a yearly dose of influenza. You are never too old to get immunized. Protect yourself. Protect your whole family. Don’t wait for your family members to acquire that virus! You’ll never know where and who can pass it on to you. GET THE IMMUNIZATION SHOTS NOW!

Home Health Care can vaccinate you in the comfort of your own home.