The supply of adult hepatitis A vaccine continues to be constrained nationally due to the hepatitis A outbreak among adults in several states resulting in substantially increased demand for adult hepatitis A vaccine. There are, however, adequate supplies of the pediatric formulation of hepatitis A vaccine, so routine vaccination of all children is strongly encouraged to prevent transmission of hepatitis A virus (HAV) to children.
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Archives for November 2018
PCBH offers holiday tips
With the holidays upon us, the Putnam County Board of Health offers the following tips on staying healthy: Get a flu shot. Everybody older than six months of age should get a flu shot. Flu shots are available at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department at 108 Lee St., in Charleston and the Putnam County Health Department at 11878 […]
Don’t include flu in your holiday plans
“Influenza is an upper respiratory illness with severe body aches and high fevers. It can be fatal. “Nobody wants a guest like that at the holidays,” according to officials at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Putnam County Health Department.. “It’s still not too late to get a flu vaccination.”
HEALTH ADVISORY #152 Cluster of Legionnaire’s Disease in Northern Panhandle
Since late September 2018, six (6) cases of confirmed Legionella pneumonia (also known as Legionnaire’s Disease) have been reported among persons that work at a facility in the Northern Panhandle. These cases are tightly clustered in time and there may be potentially associated cases that have not yet been identified. To date, the common occupational exposure remains the only epidemiologic link between cases. Federal, state and local public health officials are closely working to identify potential sources of exposure and to mitigate risk of additional cases.