(NAPSA)—You don’t haveto let the flu bug spoil your next trip. A few simple steps can help prevent the spread of flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Before Leaving Home The most important weapon in fighting theflu is vaccination. For this winter travel season, vaccines are available for both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1flu. Vaccines are now available for anyone over age 6 aa Mi y we i Q\ 5 Se TY Z Proper planning, packing and precautions on the road can help monthsbut are especially important keep your nexttrip from ending in influenza. including pregnant women, people who live with or care for infants younger than 6 monthsold, health care and emergency medical services personnel, people between 6 months and 24 yearsold, and people 25 to 64 years old with certain medical conditions that put them at high risk for influenza-related complications. Additional information about highrisk target groups can be found online at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/ toms, delay your travel plans until your fever has been gone for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicines. What To Pack and water aren’t available, you can use handsanitizer. Finally, if you are healthy and actively taking these precautions, feel free to “Go” and enjoy the winter travel season. To learn more about healthy travel, visit www.cdc.gov/travel. For more information about for travelers in high-risk groups vaccine_keyfacts.htm. Leave room in your suitcase for a travel health kit. Prevention can be travel sized, and a well-stocked travel health kit will contain helpful items if you should becomeill during your trip. Be sure to include tissues, pain or fever medicine, soap and an alcohol-based handsanitizer. Protect Yourself and Others Remember the simple rules of “Stop, wash andgo.” Stop: If you believe you have the flu or are experiencing symp- Be sure to remember to cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. If you don’t have a tissue, you should cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve rather than your handsorinto theair. Afterward, don’t forget the second step: wash. Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap 2009 H1N1 flu and travel, visit wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/ novel-h1n1-flu.aspx. For general information about 2009 H1N1 flu, visit www. cde.gov/hin1flu or www.flu.gov.
