Flu Update

WellStar's System Plan for Epidemic and Pandemic Flu Response

WellStar's plan outlines how each component of WellStar would respond in partnership with other community emergency response agencies when the community is facing an epidemic and/or pandemic respiratory illness such as H1N1. As the primary health services provider of the communities WellStar serves, WellStar strives to stay in a constant state of readiness in partnership with other community agencies to provide maximum protection to the community when faced with such outbreaks.

12/16/09 Flu Update: Non-safety-related Vaccine Recall

• Certain pediatric doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been recalled for low potency. Click here for more information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Click the links below to learn more about the flu and how it may affect you:

• Adult Flu Facts - also available in Spanish
• Children's Flu Facts - also available in Spanish
• Flu Symptoms - also available in Spanish
• Flu Testing - also available in Spanish

For directions to Urgent Care sites, access:

• WellStar Urgent Care Facilities

For more information, visit:

• The CDC's H1N1 Flu Resource
• The Cobb and Douglas Public Health Site