Health Department Launches “Enough Excuses”
Flu Vaccination Campaign
CDC’s National Influenza Vaccination Week Begins on Sunday
DENVER – With the long wait for 2009 H1N1 influenza
vaccine behind us, the state health department has launched an “Enough
Excuses” media campaign urging everyone to get an H1N1 flu vaccination.
The awareness campaign is being launched just
ahead of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC’s) National Influenza Vaccination Week, which begins
Sunday, Jan. 10 and runs through Saturday, Jan. 16. The week is
designed to raise awareness about flu prevention during the
holidays and into the first of the year, when flu cases
typically mount.
Ned Calonge, the state’s chief medical officer,
said, “Influenza is a serious health threat. With our typical
seasonal flu surge occurring in the early part of each year, I
wouldn’t advise going into the new year without a flu
vaccination.”
Having wrapped up efforts to ensure higher-risk groups had first
access to the H1N1 vaccine, Colorado’s county health agencies
and flu vaccination providers now have opened access to all
Coloradans. For a list of locations providing vaccinations,
individuals may visit
www.immunizecolorado.com.
“Enough Excuses” flu messages, which emphasize
the time is over for making excuses for not getting a
vaccination, will be shown in numerous locations throughout
Colorado, including on movie screens, at Colorado Avalanche
games, at the National Western Stock Show, at Denver
International Airport and at the Denver Center for the
Performing Arts theatre complex.
People with questions about 2009 H1N1 influenza
are encouraged to call the CO HELP hotline at 1-877-462-2911 or
go to http://www.colorado.gov/nofluforyou. For information on
flu vaccination clinics or to view campaign theatre ads, visit
http://www.immunizecolorado.com.
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