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)
- Wash Hands (script) - The "Wash Hands" video teaches children the proper technique for washing hands and why it's important to keep them clean. "Wash Hands" is a three-minute collaboration between S.C. DHEC and S.C. Educational Television. This original song was written and performed by Columbia-based singer/songwriter Danielle Howle, and it stresses this effective method of slowing the spread of colds, flu and other illnesses."
If, after reading the information available on our website, you have questions about the vaccine,
please call 1-800-27SHOTS (1-800-277-4687).
