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MEDIA ADVISORY: State Lieutenant Governor and Health Department Secretary Promote Flu Vaccinations
Both to have flu shot Dec. 10 at East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit
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Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 | Contact: Ashley C. Lewis; (225) 342-8518, ashley.lewis@la.gov
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Baton Rouge, La. - - Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Kathy H. Kliebert, and Public Health Assistant Secretary J.T. Lane receive flu shots Wednesday at DHH's parish health unit in Baton Rouge to promote ways to fight the flu.
Dardenne, Kliebert, and Lane will have their annual flu vaccinations completed at the East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1:00 p.m. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 7-13, 2014, to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond.
Influenza activity in Louisiana is now characterized as "widespread", which is above the level seen across the country, and Louisiana's Southern neighbor states. This means that almost 5 percent of all visits to physician offices and hospitals are for influenza-like illness.
WHAT:
Lieutenant Governor and DHH Secretary receive annual flu shot to promote simple steps to help Louisiana residents fight the flu
WHO:
Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
Kathy H. Kliebert, DHH Secretary
J.T. Lane, DHH Public Health Assistant Secretary
WHEN:
1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10
WHERE:
East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit
353 N. 12th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about DHH, visit www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's Twitter account and Facebook.
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