LWS - What to Expect When Getting a Flu Shot

7/27/2019 LWS - What to Expect When Getting a Flu Shot

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WHO SHOULD GET VACCINATED

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu each year. Evenhealthy people can get the flu. Individuals of certain ages and/or whom have chronic healthconditions are at high-risk for serious complications from the flu. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

OUR FLU VACCINATION PARTNER

LifeWork Strategies (LWS) will come to our workplace to offer flu shots to our employees. LWS, amember of Adventist HealthCare, has been administering flu shots to local businesses andschools for many years. Their nurses are knowledgeable, skilled and friendly. For moreinformation about our provider, please visit www.LifeWorkStrategies.com .

PREPARING FOR YOUR FLU SHOT

Read the CDCs Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) to learn more about flu and how thevaccine protects against it. At the time of the clinic, you will be asked to confirm that you readthe VIS. Inactivated vaccine, or the flu shot will be available to eligible employees. Thisvaccine cannot cause the flu.

Refer to the VIS to see if there is any reason you should not get the vaccine or should wait.You are encouraged to consult with your doctor in advance if you have questions.

If you are pregnant, touch base with your physician about getting a flu shot at our workplaceclinic. If your doctor recommends the flu shot, you may get it. You do not need a doctorsnote.

Read the Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to learn how your flu vaccination record ismaintained.

Wear a shirt that can be easily rolled up so that the nurse can reach your upper arm muscle.If you must wear a dress shirt the day of the clinic, consider wearing a t-shirt underneath orbring one that you can change into before your flu shot. This will help to maintain yourprivacy and not slow down the line.

If you were given an appointment, please arrive on time. You may come 5-10 minutes earlyto receive and complete a Consent Form. You will receive a copy of your signed consent.

After receiving your flu shot, be prepared to wait in the vicinity for 15 minutes. While allergicreactions to influenza vaccine are rare, this practice is in place for your safety.

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VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT

In uenza VaccineWhat You Need to Know

(Flu Vaccine,Inactivated)

2013-2014

Many Vaccine Information Statements areavai lable in Spanish and oth er languages.See www.immunize.org/vis

Hojas de Informacin Sobre Vacunas estndisponibles en Espaol y en muchos ot rosidiomas. Visite www.immunize.org/vis

1 Why get vaccinated?In uenza ( u) is a contagious disease that spreadsaround the United States every winter, usually betweenOctober and May.

Flu is caused by the in uenza virus, and can be spread by coughing, sneezing, and close contact.

Anyone can get u, but the risk of getting u is highestamong children. Symptoms come on suddenly and maylast several days. They can include: fever/chills sore throat muscle aches fatigue cough headache runny or stuffy nose

Flu can make some people much sicker than others.These people include young children, people 65 andolder, pregnant women, and people with certain healthconditionssuch as heart, lung or kidney disease, or a weakened immune system. Flu vaccine is especiallyimportant for these people, and anyone in close contactwith them.

Flu can also lead to pneumonia, and make existingmedical conditions worse. It can cause diarrhea andseizures in children.

Each year thousands of people in the Unite d States diefrom u , and many more are hospitalized.

Flu vaccine is the best protection we have from uand its complications. Flu vaccine also helps preventspreading u from person to person.

2 Inactivated u vaccineThere are two types of in uenza vaccine:

You are getting an inactivated u vaccine, whichdoes not contain any live in uenza virus. It is given byinjection with a needle, and often called the u shot.

A different, live, attenuated (weakened) in uenzavaccine is sprayed into the nostrils. This vaccine isdescribed in a separate Vaccine Information Statement.

Flu vaccine is recommended every year. Children 6

months through 8 years of age should get two doses therst year they get vaccinated.

Flu viruses are always changing. Each years u vaccineis made to protect from viruses that are most likely tocause disease that year. While u vaccine cannot preventall cases of u, it is our best defense against the disease.Inactivated u vaccine protects against 3 or 4 differentin uenza viruses.

It takes about 2 weeks for protection to develop after the vaccination, and protection lasts several months to ayear.

Some illnesses that are not caused by in uenza virus areoften mistaken for u. Flu vaccine will not prevent theseillnesses. It can only prevent in uenza.

A high-dose u vaccine is available for people 65years of age and older. The person giving you thevaccine can tell you more about it.

Some inactivated u vaccine contains a very smallamount of a mercury-based preservative calledthimerosal. Studies have shown that thimerosal invaccines is not harmful, but u vaccines that do notcontain a preservative are available.

3 Some people should not getthis vaccineTell the person who gives you the vaccine:

If you have any severe (life-threatening) allergies ,including an allergy to eggs. If you ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction after a dose of u vaccine,or have a severe allergy to any part of this vaccine, youmay be advised not to get a dose.

If you ever had Guillain-Barr Syndrome (a severe

paralyzing illness, also called GBS). Some peoplewith a history of GBS should not get this vaccine. Thisshould be discussed with your doctor.

If you are not feeling well. They might suggestwaiting until you feel better. But you should come

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ADVENTIST HEALTHCA RE, INC.NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

Examples of Disclosures for Treatment, Payment and HealthOperations

We will use your health information for treatment . For example: Information obtained by a nurse, physician, or other member of your healthcare team will be recorded in your record

and used to determine the course of treatment that should workbest for you. Your physician will document in your record his or her expectations of the members of your healthcare team.Members of your healthcare team will then record the actionsthey took and their observations. In that way, the physician willknow how you are responding to treatment. We will also provideyour physician or a subsequent healthcare provider with copies of various reports that should assist him or her in treating you onceyou are discharged from this hospital.We will use your health information for payment. For example: A bill may be sent to you or a third-party payer. Theinformation on or accompanying the bill may include informationthat identifies you, as well as your diagnosis, procedures, and

supplies used.We will use your health information for regular health operations. For example: Members of the medical staff, the riskor quality improvement manager, or members of the qualityimprovement team may use information in your health record toassess the care and outcomes in your case and others like it.This information will then be used in an effort to continuallyimprove the quality and effectiveness of the healthcare andservice we provide.Business associates : There are some services provided in our organization through contracts with business associates.Examples include physician services in the emergency,anesthesiology, pathology, and radiology departments; certainlaboratory tests; and a copy service we use when making copiesof your health record. When these services are contracted, wemay disclose your health information to our business associate sothat they can perform the job we have asked them to do and billyou or your third-party payer for services rendered. To protectyour health information, however, we require the businessassociate to appropriately safeguard your information.Directory : Unless you notify us that you object, we will use your name, location in the facility, general condition, and religiousaffiliation for directory purposes. This information may beprovided to members of the clergy and, except for religiousaffiliation, to other people who ask for you by name.Notification : We may use or disclose information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative, or

another person responsible for your care, your location, andgeneral condition.Communication with family : Health professionals, using their best judgment, may disclose to a family member, other relative,close personal friend or any other person you identify, healthinformation relevant to that persons involvement in your care or payment related to your care.Research : We may disclose information to researchers whentheir research has been approved by an institutional review boardthat has reviewed the research proposal and establishedprotocols to ensure the privacy of your health information.

Funeral directors : We may disclose health information to funeraldirectors consistent with applicable law to carry out their duties.Organ procurement organizations : Consistent with applicablelaw, we may disclose health information to organ procurementorganizations or other entities engaged in the procurement,banking, or transplantation of organs for the purpose of tissue

donation and transplant.Marketing : We may contact you to provide appointmentreminders or information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest toyou.Fund raising : We may contact you as part of a fund-raisingeffort. Provided, however, any fundraising materials sent to youwill contain language with allows you to opt out from receiving anyfurther fundraising communications.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) : We may disclose to theFDA health information relative to adverse events with respect tofood, supplements, product and product defects, or postmarketing surveillance information to enable product recalls,

repairs, or replacement.Workers compensation : We may disclose health information tothe extent authorized by and to the extent necessary to complywith laws relating to workers compensation or other similar programs established by law.Public health : As required by law, we may disclose your healthinformation to public health or legal authorities charged withpreventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.Correctional institution : Should you be an inmate of acorrectional institution, we may disclose to the institution or agents thereof health information necessary for your health andthe health and safety of other individuals.Law enforcement : We may disclose health information for lawenforcement purposes as required by law or in response to avalid subpoena. Federal law makes provision for your healthinformation to be released to an appropriate health oversightagency, public health authority or attorney, provided that a workforce member or business associate believes in good faith thatwe have engaged in unlawful conduct or have otherwise violatedprofessional or clinical standards and are potentially endangeringone or more patients, workers or the public.For Data Breach Notif ication Purposes : We may use your contact information to provide legally required notices of unauthorized access or disclosure of your health information, Wemay send notice directly to you or as otherwise allowed by law.Other Uses: Uses or disclosures of your healthrecord/information for other purposes not listed above will bemade only with your written authorization. If you provide usauthorization to use or disclose your health information, you mayrevoke your authorization in writing at any time. If you revoke your authorization, we will no longer use or disclose your healthinformation for the reasons covered by your written permission;however, we are unable to take back any disclosures we havealready made with your permission.

The terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices apply to AdventistHealthCare, Inc., and all of its affiliated entities.Effective Date:June, 2010.

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