by Community Reports/Events | Mar 26, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Influenza, Public Health, Vaccination
And of course…it can be a problem for next year. Remember the “Twindemic” that we were all warned about last year – the combination of patients with both the flu and Covid-19? Public health authorities were warning everyone that would listen that if it happened, it...
by Community Reports/Events | Oct 5, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Influenza, Inyo County, News Releases, Public Health
The 2020 Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health flu vaccination clinics are underway! Don’t risk catching both the flu and COVID-19 this year. It could be a deadly combination! While the country is still waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine...
by News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | Influenza
FREE FLU SHOTS! DON’T TEMPT FATE OVER EITHER COVID-19 AND FLU OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME! Over the past month, Sierra Wave has been warning readers and listeners of a potential “Twindemic” (Aug. 17) and the fears the local medical community has over...
by News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
NIHD news release (Third in a three-part series) What approach does Northern Inyo Healthcare District take to keep its workforce team healthy during the active flu months? Robin Christensen, NIHD’s Infection Preventionist, says the District requires its employees,...
by News Staff | Jan 13, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Health Officer Urges Flu Vaccination before Peak Season TAKE HOME MESSAGE: While we are seeing an increase in flu activity in California, it is not too late to get vaccinated against the flu. California, and the Eastern Sierra, is seeing an accelerated increase in flu...