Question of the week: Do you think public health agencies, in general, do enough to prevent the spread of flu viruses?
Nants Foley: “Yes. It isn’t up to Public Health. It’s up to individuals. What do I do? Keep myself and my family home in bed when they are sick, make sure I have hand sanitizer to wipe down surfaces at work and don’t breathe on airplanes!”
Bill Mifsud: “Yes. Our county offers a free flu clinic. It seems like the FLU has received more publicity of late. I don’t remember flu being a topic on tv or other media outlets. What more can be done?”
Ruth Erickson: “There’s a great deal of information in English on TV, in newspapers, through other media, clinics, hospitals, health professionals and pharmacies. I assume this important information has been disseminated through various media in multiple languages besides English.”
Mary Zanger: “No. We need more education, publicity, transportation, staff and resources, which is basically more budget. We can now see how cutting funds and cutting budget impacts the health and welfare of the whole county.”
Marty Richman: “My wife and I used our county Public Health flu clinic for free shots and it went like clockwork. However, I do not think, overall, there are enough resources dedicated to public education and immunizations to combat the flu which is a very dangerous communicable disease especially for older people and young children. Deaths from pneumonia and the flu have reached epidemic proportions in several U.S. cities.”
