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Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly
It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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Health centers reopen at South Hagerstown High, Western Heights Middle
dona@herald-mail.comTwo school-based health centers, now run by Meritus Health, re-opened Tuesday at South Hagerstown High School and Western Heights Middle School. Jesus Cepero, the vice president of nursing at Meritus Health and Melissa Nearchos, the senior grant manager...Tags: Students, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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School nurses see 20,000 per month under Meritus program
davem@herald-mail.comNurses in Washington County Public Schools have been seeing about 20,000 students a month since Meritus Medical Center took over the nursing program this school year, officials said at a Washington County Board of Education meeting Tuesday afternoon....Tags: Students, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Flu, Corporate Officers
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Illness figures underreported in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comDozens of health care providers in Berkeley County are failing to provide the county’s health department with reports on numbers of flu cases and other illnesses they are handling each week, which is required by state law. Berkeley County Health...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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Area residents flock to flu vaccination clinic
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBilly Snoots got a flu shot last year and effectively avoided the virus. Considering the rapid spread of influenza regionally and nationally over the past few months, Snoots said he wasn’t taking any chances again this year, especially since he has...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Preventative Medicine, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses
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'What are you doing for others?': Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives during day of service
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the mid-20th century, a black seamstress, tired after a long day at work, was thrown into jail and fined because she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus so a white man could sit down. A 6-year-old black child was spit upon by a New Orleans...Tags: Social Services, Convoy of Hope, American Red Cross, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice
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Emma K. Doub PTA to meet
The Emma K. Doub Elementary School PTA Family Night at Monkey Joe’s will be Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Canine games night to be held Jan. 25 Due to a scheduling conflict, the Peaceable Paws dog-training center in Fairplay is moving this month&...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Drugs and Medicines, PTA, Schools, Health
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Dinners planned
Dinners planned Elks Lodge 278, at 326 N. Jonathan St., will offer chicken and fish dinners Friday night and Saturday at 6 p.m. and next weekend, Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26. Revival is this weekend Greater Campher Temple, 125 Bethel...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment, Health, Flu
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Flu clinics start Monday at health department
The Washington County Health Department will hold flu vaccination clinics on the following dates and times: - Monday, Jan. 14, 1 to 4:30 p.m. - Wednesday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Friday, Jan. 18, 1 to 4:30 p.m. - Friday, Jan. 25, 1 to 4:30...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Flu cases on the rise in Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith flu cases on the rise in Washington County, Meritus Medical Center officials are asking people not to visit patients in the hospital and the Washington County Health Department plans to hold four flu vaccination clinics over the next two weeks....Tags: Chemical Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses, Healthy Diet, Health
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Severity of flu season evident according to Berkeley County Health Department
In West Virginia, Berkeley County Health Department officials told county leaders Thursday that the severity of the flu season in the community appears evident. The health department received 184 reports of influenza-like illness from doctors’...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Tips on how to keep children healthy and happy during winter months
marieg@herald-mail.comFrom sledding and skiing to building a snowman in the backyard, winter offers a wonderland of fun activities for children. But the cold-weather months can also pose safety concerns, such as frostbite and hypothermia, recreational mishaps and the spread...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Hypothermia, Sun-Damaged Skin, Sneezing, Diseases and Illnesses
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