Spring Break
Fighting the flu virus
Erin Edwards
Issue date: 12/4/08 Section: Features
• Using nasal spray or a humidifier. With the air getting cold and dry, keeping your nose moisturized can help prevent germs from latching into the membranes. The acid within nasal sprays is even known to destroy germs inside as well.
• Exercising. By keeping your heart rate and muscles pumping your immune system stays healthier, which can help fight off infections. Adequate sleep will also have the same effect.
For some, even these steps may not prove to be enough. In that case, ECU students can visit Student Health Services on campus in order to obtain an influenza vaccination. Anyone is welcome to receive the vaccine, but the flu vaccination is typically recommended for people living in dormitories, people in contact with children or the elderly, anyone with long-term health problems (including asthma and seizure) and anyone who might be pregnant during the regular flu season.
Shots are $12 for students and for those wary of the needle, a nasal vaccine can be administered for $24. All charges will be due at the time of service, since Student Health Services does not file insurance for the flu vaccination.
This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com.
• Exercising. By keeping your heart rate and muscles pumping your immune system stays healthier, which can help fight off infections. Adequate sleep will also have the same effect.
For some, even these steps may not prove to be enough. In that case, ECU students can visit Student Health Services on campus in order to obtain an influenza vaccination. Anyone is welcome to receive the vaccine, but the flu vaccination is typically recommended for people living in dormitories, people in contact with children or the elderly, anyone with long-term health problems (including asthma and seizure) and anyone who might be pregnant during the regular flu season.
Shots are $12 for students and for those wary of the needle, a nasal vaccine can be administered for $24. All charges will be due at the time of service, since Student Health Services does not file insurance for the flu vaccination.
This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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