Flu in South Carolina
Wash your hands often.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water to help avoid spreading germs or getting the flu.
Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
If you use a tissue, throw it away after you use it and wash your hands. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your sleeve.
If you have the flu, it is best to stay home and get well.
That helps stop the spread of flu to others.
Your parents can talk with a doctor or nurse to find out about flu shots.
Getting a flu shot each year is the best way to help prevent getting the flu.
DHEC Resources for Kids:
- Achoo asks, "What do you do to prevent the flu?" - Poster (pdf)
Achís te pregunta, “¿Qué haces para prevenir la gripe?" - Achoo asks, "What do you do to prevent the flu?" - Flier (pdf)
Achís te pregunta, “¿Qué haces para prevenir la gripe?" - Achoo asks, "What do you do to prevent the flu?" - Activity booklet (pdf)
- S.C. Educational Television - Wash Hands Video
If, after reading the information available here, you have questions about the 2009 H1N1 vaccine,
please call 1-800-27SHOTS (1-800-277-4687).
