Robert Jacobson

Mayo Clinic Pediatrician and Vaccine Researcher

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@RobbyWest78 Chipped beef on toast

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@RodLacroix Bad to the Bone

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@RodLacroix Bad to the bone

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Put the C.A.S.E. approach to work today! https://t.co/fDZ6qdSd3n

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#fluchat Thanks for joining!

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#fluchat T8 In addition to your vaccinations, stay healthy by getting plenty of sleep, eat healthy every day, and get exercise every day.

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#fluchat T8 Check with your clinician. Are you really up to date on all your vaccines? Are your loved ones?

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RT @mnhealth T7: For those with a chronic condition, antivirals can mean the difference between having a mild or a serious illness. #fluchat

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#fluchat T7 Antivirals are hard to use given they have to be used right away; best bet is prevention with vaccines!

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#fluchat T7 Others for whom antivirals should be considered are those who live in the household as those at high risk for complications.

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#fluchat T7 On average antivirals against the flu shorten the illness by one day on average.

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#fluchat T7 But antivirals work best if given in the first day of illness and may not work at all after the second day.

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#fluchat T7 Mayo Clinic experts recommend those at high risk for complications who get the flu get antivirals.

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#fluchat T7 Antivirals that work against influenza include oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza).

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#fluchat T7 Antivirals are drugs that interfere with the flu virus's ability to invade the human cells.

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@lizditz #fluchat Right. Flu vaccine in pregnancy also prevents prematurity!

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#fluchat T6 People with flu-like illness should remain at home until at least 24 hours have gone by since they last had fever 100F or 37.8C

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@christiekoester #fluchat First get the vaccine and encourage others! If they are hesitant, encourage them to speak with their clinician.

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#fluchat My wife has asthma. Long before the vaccine was recommended for all, our family all got the flu vax each year to protect her.

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RT @allieshah Wow! What a revealing stat. #fluchat. https://t.co/8nKSdOfszX

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T5: During past flu seasons, up to 80% of adults hospitalized from flu complications had a chronic health condition. #fluchat