Here are some helpful tips from our Nursing team to keep you safe during Flu Season:
- Wash your Hands: It’s easy to forget when we’re busy running errands. If you can’t use soap and water, try to carry a small sanitizer on you.
- Elbows on Elevators: Try not to touch areas where many people have had direct contact with. A tip to remember when riding in an elevator cart is to use your elbow instead of your finger.
- Limit direct contact: Try to keep a good distance away from the public when you’re out shopping. You’d be surprised how quickly you can pick up germs or a virus by simply being too close.
- Mask for Protection: Even if a mask isn’t mandatory in local shops and restaurants, wearing a mask has been proven to prevent illness. If you’re using a cloth mask, be sure to wash it often.
- Wash your clothes, towels, and bedding: If you are used to wearing the same sweater or articles of clothing more than once, throw it in the hamper instead! You’d be surprised how many germs linger on fabrics.
- Boost your Immune System: Multi-vitamins, including Vitamin C. In some medical studies, Vitamin C has shortened the duration of colds.
- Get fresh air: Try to go for a short walk, even when the temperature has dropped. Getting fresh air is important to clear the lungs and nasal passage. If you don’t feel safe to go for a walk when it is cold, invest in a purifier for your home. Some purifiers are able to remove allergens and neutralize viruses.
- Toss the handkerchiefs: Handkerchiefs were great back then, but now they are culprits for viruses. Try not to use a handkerchief and use Kleenexes that you are able to dispose of safely after each use.
- Get the Flu shot: Arrange a visit to your local pharmacy and get the Flu shot. Protect yourself and those around you.
- Stay home if you’re sick: If you aren’t feeling your best, stay home.