Here are ways to help reduce your child's risk of getting the flu, courtesy of the Children's Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco:
- Flu vaccine is recommended for children aged 6 months to 23 months, and for children aged 2 and older who are at a high risk of contracting flu.
- Hand washing also is an easy way to help prevent flu. Your child should wash her hands thoroughly and frequently, with soap and warm water.
- Parents and caregivers should also should wash their hands often, and get a flu vaccine.
Teach your child to cover her mouth when she coughs or sneezes, and to wash her hands afterward. - Try to keep your child away from others who are sick. Keep her home from school if she has symptoms of a cold or the flu.
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