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The 2009 H1N1 flu virus particularly affects pregnant women, children, young adults, and people ages 25 though 64 with medical conditions, such as asthma, heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes.
Please share the following fact sheets with your families, friends, and co-workers.
(a). Children should get the vaccine. Most children who get 2009 H1N1 flu feel better within a week.
a. English version: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources/2009-10/pdf/09_h1n1_children.pdf
b. Spanish version: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources/2009-10/pdf/09_h1n1_children_sp.pdf
(b). Cover Your Cough. Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others Sick!
a. English version: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/cdc_cough.pdf
b. Spanish version: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/espanol/pdf/covercough_school_8x11_sp.pdf
(c). Everyday Preventive Actions That Can Help Fight Germs, Like Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/family/everyday_preventive.pdf
(d). Flu & You
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/family/fluandyou_press.pdf
(e). How to Clean and Disinfect Schools to Help Slow the Spread of Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/school/cleaning_disinfecting_schools.pdf
An additional resource is the CDC hotline, 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), which offers services in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We encourage you to visit Flu.gov for more free resources and one-page handouts available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.