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Page 14 JANUARY 9, 2011 StarNews www.starnewsga.com
FLU SHOTfrom frontpage
Georgia is one of five states presently
reporting widespread flu activity. The
other states with regional activity are
Alabama, Mississippi, New York and
Virginia.
The flu vaccination event will be held in
Classrooms A and B of the hospital’s
Education and Conference Center, located
on the top floor of the VillaWest medical
office building adjacent to Tanner Medical
Center. The hospital is located at 690
Dallas Highway in Villa Rica.
Staff from Tanner and the Carroll
County Health Department will be on
hand to administer the vaccine, which will
provide protection against three types of
influenza - type A/H3N2, type B, and the
novel A/H1N1 pandemic influenza virus
that appeared last year.
The vaccine will be available to area
residents age 6 months and older. Those
who should be sure to receive an annual
vaccination against the flu include those
who are at risk of having serious compli
cations from the virus, including infants,
people with heart, lung or kidney disease
or a weakened immune system.
Newest radio
station in West
Georgia: 98.9
playing10,000
songs in a row
Following a successful launch as “Chris
tmas 98.9”, WWGA (98.9 - FM)
announced Sunday that its new permanent
music format is classic hits. The New
Great Classics 98.9 enjoyed one of the
strongest debuts in West Georgia history
by playing 10,000 songs in a row uninter
rupted, starting at 12:01 a.m. on December
27,2010.
WWGA officially launched in
November with a Christmas music format.
Gradick Communications President Steve
Gradick was pleased with the initial
response from the public.
“The response from everyone was phe
nomenal,” Gradick said. “We had a larger
library of Christmas songs than every other
station on the FM dial and people
responded positively to that.”
“We are now ready to move forward
with our new format,” Gradick said. “The
new format can be summed up with our
new slogan which is ‘Your Home for
Classic Hits without all the Clutter.’”
Great Classics 98.9 is proud to be the
only West Georgia FM radio station offer
ing clutter-free music from artists such as
Journey, Aerosmith, Heart, Steve Miller
Band, Queen, Creedence Clearwater
Revival, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elton John,
Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, The Rolling
Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Tom
Petty, ZZ Top, and Billy Joel, just to name
a few.
After the initial 10,000 songs in a row,
mornings on Great Classics 98.9 will be
anchored by Bobby Gaines, and Keith
Edwards will hold down the afternoon slot.
WWGA is a full six-thousand watt sta
tion whose studio is located at 102
Parkwood Circle alongside sister stations
B-92 Country and Kiss 102.7.
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Individuals who work with infants and
young children should also receive a vac
cination to help prevent spreading the
virus to children in their care.
“Each year, thousands of people die
from seasonal influenza, and many more
require hospitalization,” said Laura
Larson, MD, medical director of infection
prevention for Tanner Health System and
a member of the Carroll County Board of
Health. “By getting vaccinated, you’re
able to increase your body’s ability to fight
off the virus, and you can also avoid
spreading the flu to others.”
Influenza is a contagious disease,
caused by influenza viruses that can be
spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal
secretions. For most people, symptoms
can include a fever, cough, sore throat,
headache, chills, muscle aches and fatigue.
Some, especially children, may also expe
rience diarrhea and especially high fevers
that can cause seizures.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), it takes up
to two weeks to develop protection after
receiving the shot, and the protection from
the shot lasts about a year.
Flu season, when most instances of
influenza occur - lasts from November
through about May. In recent years, most
infections have occurred in January or
February.
People who should not get the vaccine
include those who have a severe allergy to
eggs. People who are moderately or
severely ill should usually wait until they
recover before receiving the flu vaccine.
Side effects from the vaccine may include
soreness, redness or swelling where the
shot was given; hoarseness in the throat;
sore, red or itchy eyes; a cough; fever and
aches. If they occur, these problems will
usually begin soon after the shot and will
go away after one or two days.
Severe problems that could arise after
the vaccine include life-threatening aller
gic reactions, which are very rare.
Anyone who wants to know more about
the vaccine can visit www.cdc.gov/flu or
call 1.800.CDC.INFO (1.800.232.4636).
Doses of the vaccine will be provided
on a first-come, first-served basis. There
are no shortages of vaccine this year, how
ever, and supplies are expected to be
sufficient.
For more information on Tanner Health
System, including a map of the Tanner
Medical Center/Villa Rica campus, visit
www.tanner.org. To find a physician on
Tanner’s medical staff, click the “Find a
Doctor” button at www.tanner.org or call
770-214-CARE.
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