Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Flu

Vaccination is an easy preventative

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(HealthDay News) - Children are in constant contact with germs, and can easily spread them to others. Flu is a particularly nasty nemesis, but it can be prevented.

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Here are ways to help reduce your child's risk of getting the flu, courtesy of the Children's Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco:

• Flu vaccine is recommended for all healthy children aged 6 months to 5 years.
• Hand washing also is an easy way to help prevent flu. Your child should wash her hands thoroughly and frequently, with soap and warm water.
• Parents and caregivers should also should wash their hands often, and get a flu vaccine.
• Teach your child to cover her mouth when she coughs or sneezes, and to wash her hands afterward.
• Try to keep your child away from others who are sick. Keep her home from school if she has symptoms of a cold or the flu.

-- Diana Kohnle