Transcript INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS-KNOW THE FACTS

NWACC
INFLUENZA
VACCINATIONSKNOW THE FACTS
7/15/2016
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Introduction
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Working with the VA Hospital in
Northwest Arkansas, to find out the
number of patients who received
flu vaccinations, as well as state
some common facts about the flu.
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Contacts
Washington County VA Hospital
Judy McKee Office of Public Affairs
479-587-5968
Kate Davis Primary Care
479-443-4301 ext. 5486
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What is a Flu
Vaccination?
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A flu vaccination is an inactivated
vaccine containing a killed virus.
Each vaccine contains three
influenza viruses.
The viruses in the vaccine change
each year based on international
surveillance, and scientists’
estimations about which types and
strains of viruses will circulate each
given year.
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How is a flu vaccine
administered?
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The most common form of flu
vaccinations are shots.
Nasal spray flu vaccinations are
another example, these are made
from live, weakened flu viruses that
do not cause the flu.
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VA patients who
received flu vaccines
45,000
VETERANS
The VA received
25,000 vaccinations
to give out to patients.
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The VA hospital
gave out 18,216
flu vaccinations
to its patients.
There were about
7,300 patients seen
for the flu.
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HYPOTHESIS
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We feel that flu shots are very
effective in combating the flu virus
during the height of the flu season.
We also feel that this project will
help people make an informed
decision about flu vaccines.
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Technology used
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Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
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Team members and
Division of labor
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Daniel Rojas
Sara Harrison
The division of labor for this project
was evenly divided between both
team members; both of us worked
on compiling data, and informative
facts about the flu.
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