{"id":955,"date":"2023-06-07T11:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=955"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:35:59","slug":"seasonal-flu-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/student-life\/health-and-well-being\/health-services\/seasonal-flu-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasonal Flu Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older. This is the first and most important step in protecting against seasonal influenza.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Further Reduce Your Risk<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to getting a seasonal flu vaccine, if you have not already gotten vaccinated, take these everyday preventive actions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay away from sick people.<\/li>\n<li>If you are sick with the flu, stay home from work or school to prevent spreading flu to others.<\/li>\n<li>Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Flu Symptoms<\/h3>\n<p>The flu usually comes on very suddenly. We encourage you to seek medical attention if you have any of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fever or feeling feverish \/chills<\/li>\n<li>Cough<\/li>\n<li>Sore throat<\/li>\n<li>Runny or stuffy nose<\/li>\n<li>Muscle or body aches<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue (tiredness)<\/li>\n<li>Vomiting\/diarrhea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please seek <strong>emergency<\/strong> <strong>medical attention <\/strong>if you have any of these symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath<\/li>\n<li>Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen<\/li>\n<li>Sudden dizziness<\/li>\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n<li>Severe or persistent vomiting<\/li>\n<li>Flu-like symptoms that improve, but then return with fever and worse cough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Need Help?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think you have the flu and need assistance, please contact Health Services at (603) 897-8295 or via email at healthservices@rivier.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older. 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