Whitby Free Pres, Wecfresday, October 13,1993, Page i1 Flu sht redues rik[of fInIsIGs For niany people, getting the flu is a miner problem like the coînmon cold. But for others, especiaily those agad 65 and more, it can Iead te a serious, aven fatai illness. About 300 people dia each year in Ontario from influenza-related ilnass. The majorit - 85 par cent - are over 65. trn addition, the flu puts 25,000 people in hospital avary year and coets millions ef dollars. Preventien is the hast medicine, and yeu can ha vaccinated against the three main strains et flu germe expected te ha around this winter. If you're in a %hgh-risk' group your flu shot isafree. High-risk groups include ~pe over 65 and thosa who hve serieus heart, lung or kidney dieases, diabates or cancer, are. infacted with HWV or have certain other serieus conditions. Aise considered at higli isk are ail residents ef Ontario's nursing hemes, homes fer the agdand chronic care facilities. TIs year, the flu vaccine is aiso free te staff of those facilities. "iile the niority of seniors in institutions are vaccinated, the same is net true for seniors living at home," says Dr. Monika Naus, a senior inedical consultant with the Miistiy ef Health. "We are quite concarned that only about 50 par cent ef seniors living at homne get Elu shots. We woud like te increase this to, 80 parcen inorder te provide as muh roetion as possible. vaccinated, theplnumber et influenza-reiated ilinesses would ha greatly reduced," Dr. Naus says. lets very important that seniors take preventative measureste reduce the risk of becoming sick, aspecially in the colder months ahead," says Jane Leitch, president ef the United Senior Citizens of Ontario. ofI urge avery senior te, ask hie or her doctor about having aflu shot. For many, it can make the different between a winter of iilness and a healthy season." The hast time te get a flu shet is from September te, November. Aftar that, the flu season is in ful swing. It begins some time in Novamber (the actuai time varies from year to year) and lasts about six months. "Because the flu vaccine does net contain live germs, it can't give you the flu," says Dr. Naus. 'The most common side affect of the vaccine is soreness at the site of the inýjection. This usually lasts only one or two days. And surprisingly, these symptoms appear less often in eider people." The flu vaccine poses neorisk te pregnant women or the fatus. Hoevar, anyone who lias a severe allergy toeaggs should net get a flu shot since the vaccine contains a trace of egg protein. A flu shot is neaded every year because different types of flu viruses appear each year. The vaccine if; changed each year to expctedtobeciatg. tas Each year, the World Health Organization and the Centres for Disease Centrol in Atlanta predict which flu strains are going to ho around the net winter. This is based on which ones were most prevalent at the end of the previous flu season. Last year the Ministry of Heaith provided 1.5 million free doses of flu vaccine. If you are in a high-risk group for flu or werk i a long-tarin care facility, cal your doctor or local public heath department and ask abut the frea flu shot. YOUR LOCAL CHEVROLET e GEO e OLDSMOBILE DEALERS 1994 CHEVROLET CAVAIER VL COUPE SMR eAE O Chevrolet Cavalier cornes equipped with a 2.2L engine e 4 wheel anti-lock brakes @ Power locks e Tinted windows e Front reclining buckets seats a Scotch gard' fabric A UE protector e 24 hour i~7i Roadside Assistance, and more. !V eau% 4» 1994 CHEVROLET CAVALIER VL SEDAN Chevrolet Cavalier VL sedan cornes equipped with a 2.2L engine e Standard 4 wheel anti-lock brakes e Air conditioning e Automnatic transmission e AM/FM stereo cassette e Tinted windows e 24 hour Roadside Assistance, and more. Ask About THE GM 3-YEAR60000 KM9 RoasçTHE NEW NO E'CTILEFINANCIAL VEUILE. Goochfmch MARTS EPIIEarn 511/ on the purchase of a new Your first payment on us T O T A L Aalbu %% hourN('y rfsinl G a rtuk plctosaalbea édZe F 's xnnSnl& ese WARRANTY b wý help is only a phone cali away. your nearest dealer or TO Bank branch CtMÀsè"iP 65das k>aý srttettCtteTfeGA.Ndadn WHICHEVEH COMES FIRST 65d' ' yar-GentaiMoo sCoi po ao î , atabasedan Conpsa-lh ota Cavalieçr etaol Reistral ons 19M8-1993 asdon 36 monh lcases for Cavaler VI. Coupe and Cavaler VI. Sedan respecleey equ ped as descýed tldoi0.4f payme.1t3ol S2,114 72 and S3185 36are e 9uwed, Securly depos of $30,s ectuded -n total dOten payMent Freett 5 O nrcftudedn ease paymient Ctrrn loaatteOir i ~oe cfta customers onfty Some m4eage cond t ons app4 Lcerse,.nsurance and taxes flot «ncuded Ofters apply Io 1994 rew or dertonstiatc'r modemis Dealer ma, case for kess Tstse lIýjteol ooes na- rot oe corrbwred witt0 any osr ofters Vers tes may flot pce acit as srote Dealer trade or factory order may bce eu.ed Sec Dealer for detals Srecharcles may appt, Sec Deal,à fe f dIs 1 SMARTLEASE NOW 1