Student Tribune
New York State has declared an Influenza Public Health Emergency
January 30, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
On January 25, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared an influenza public
health emergency for New York State (NYS). In addition to administering flu
vaccines to adults, licensed pharmacists are now temporarily allowed to
administer flu vaccines to children between 2 and 17 years of age with an
appropriate non-patient specific standing order.
Flu Immunization Partners are offering additional clinics listed
below: It is not to late to get a flu shot.
Due to demand we have added some additional walk in flu clinics:
Monday 1/29, Tuesday 1/30 and Wednesday 1/31 from 4-6:30 PM at our office
located at 59D Monroe Ave in Pittsford. We can vaccinate anyone 3 years old and
up. We are exclusively using Sanofi Quadrivalent Vaccine and we have
preservative free doses available as well. People need to bring their insurance
card. For those not covered the cost is $35 cash or check at the clinic. Please
spread the word.
www.flupreventionpartners.com
Flu Immunizations
www.flupreventionpartners.com
Flu Prevention Partners
Thank you,
Rebecca K Locke, RN, BSN, CPCT, BAT
Director of Flu Prevention Partners &
Drug & Background Screeners of America
59D Monroe Ave.
Pittsford, NY 14534
Phone: 585.568.8340 or 877.249.7198
Cell: 585-737-7673
Fax: 585.641.0372
Website: www.WPVinc.com
If diagnosed with the flu there are medications available to lessen
the severity of the illness available from your primary care doctor or at all
local Urgent Cares.
Influenza Antiviral Medications
One of three influenza antiviral medications - oseltamivir (Tamiflu),
zanamivir (Relenza), or peramivir (Rapivab) - should be used for treating
influenza infections, esp ecially in persons at high risk for serious
complications of influenza infection. Peramivir is only available as an IV
formulation and is approved for use in persons two years of age and older. Only
oseltamivir and zanamivir are approved for prophylaxis. Zanamivir should not be
used in persons with underlying airways disease, such as asthma or COPD.
Antiviral treatment should be started as early as possible for any patients
with confirmed or suspected influenza who are hospitalized, seriously ill, or
ill with a high risk of serious influenza-related complications. The latter
group includes:
• Persons over 65 or under 2 years of age
•
Pregnant women, or those who have given birth within the previous 2 weeks
• Persons with diabetes, chronic lung (e.g., asthma), heart, kidney, liver,
or blood disorders, neurological disorders compromising respiration, history of
stroke, morbid obesity (i.e., body-mass index > 40), or who are
immunocompromised (e.g. HIV, AIDS and/or cancer)
• Persons under 19 years
of age who are on long-term aspirin therapy
Treatment should begin as
soon as influenza is suspected, regardless of vaccination status or rapid test
results, and should not be delayed for confirmatory testing. Further
recommendations on the use of antiviral drugs are available at:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/flu-seasonal-treatment.pa
ge
https://www.cdc.
gov/flu/professionals/antivirals/index.htm
Carson, Jacqueline
Health Services
01/31/2018