IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2004 Alan Kohll, VSA President (402) 212-7508 964-0542 ext#102 [email protected] email Susie Stern, Communications (402) 212-7489 [email protected] email 888-434-4FLU (402) 964-0545 Fax WWW.VSAMERICA.COM A Point Well Taken Pneumonia Shots Worth Lots (Omaha, NE) -- It’s time to get vaccinated! The public can at an immunization clinic Saturday, Oct. 2nd 8am-4pm, & Sunday, Oct. 3rd 10am-4pm, at Village Pointe, 168th & West Dodge Road. Besides flu shots ($20), Omaha-based Vaccination Services Inc.™ & Health Fairs of America will administer (PPV) pneumonia vaccinations ($30), & at no-cost for Medicare Part B. See the following list. Anyone can get the disease, but the Centers for Disease Control considers others greater risk: ■Anyone over age 65 ■Individuals over age 2 w/ serious health problems ■Adults & children with lung, heart, liver, or kidney problems ■Individuals with diabetes, sickle cell disease, alcoholism, or HIV/AIDS ■Native Americans (Source: www.cdc.gov ). PPV covers 23 types of pneumonia bacteria. Protection takes 2 to 3 weeks. The very old and people with long-term illnesses may not respond as well, or at all. While most need only one shot, the CDC recommends a second dose for high-risk, given 5 years after the first vaccination. Children 10-years-old & younger may get a second dose, 3 years after the first. Check with a physician. The shot does not cause illness. Severe allergic reactions are rare. Redness & pain at injection site are common, but temporary. On the flip side, pneumonia can lead to serious lung, middle ear, blood, sinus, & brain infections, and cause death. So, preventive steps, like getting a PPV shot, are wise, & strongly advised.

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 28, 2004 Alan Kohll, VSA President

(402) 212-7508 964-0542 ext#102

[email protected] email Susie Stern, Communications

(402) 212-7489 [email protected] email

888-434-4FLU (402) 964-0545 Fax

WWW.VSAMERICA.COM

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(Omaha, NE) -- It’s time to get vaccinated! The public can at an immunization clinic

Saturday, Oct. 2nd 8am-4pm, & Sunday, Oct. 3rd 10am-4pm, at Village Pointe,

168th & West Dodge Road. Besides flu shots ($20), Omaha-based Vaccination

Services Inc.™ & Health Fairs of America will administer (PPV) pneumonia vaccinations

($30), & at no-cost for Medicare Part B. See the following list. Anyone can get the

disease, but the Centers for Disease Control considers others greater risk:

■Anyone over age 65 ■Individuals over age 2 w/ serious health problems ■Adults & children with lung, heart, liver, or kidney problems ■Individuals with diabetes, sickle cell disease, alcoholism, or HIV/AIDS ■Native Americans (Source: www.cdc.gov).

PPV covers 23 types of pneumonia bacteria. Protection takes 2 to 3 weeks.

The very old and people with long-term illnesses may not respond as well, or at all.

While most need only one shot, the CDC recommends a second dose for high-risk,

given 5 years after the first vaccination. Children 10-years-old & younger may get a

second dose, 3 years after the first. Check with a physician.

The shot does not cause illness. Severe allergic reactions are rare. Redness

& pain at injection site are common, but temporary. On the flip side, pneumonia can

lead to serious lung, middle ear, blood, sinus, & brain infections, and cause death. So,

preventive steps, like getting a PPV shot, are wise, & strongly advised.