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The Facts About Vaccines If you've been avoiding the flu shot, let Nadeem Khan, M.D., Vice Chief of Staff and Infectious Disease Specialist at Memorial Hospital of Tampa, change your mind. Excuse: "It's too late to CEO Welcome to Memorial Hospital of Tampa's second edition of Wellness Today. As your community hospital located in the heart of South Tampa, we provide you convenient access to quality services, as well as healthcare information. In your previous copy of Wellness Today, you learned about commonly treated conditions in our Emergency Room, specialized Ophthalmology Services, laparoscopic weight-loss surgery and Women's Services provided at Memorial Hospital. In this issue, you can read about additional Ophthalmology Services (pages 4 and 5), digestive health (page 3), sleep disorders (page 6) and wound healing (page 7) services we provide to our South Tampa neighbors. On this page, you'll find a quick- reference immunization cutout you can take with you to your next annual physical. You can learn more about us online at MemorialHospitalTampa.com, or you can come for a visit. For a guided tour, please call us at (813) 873-6450. Thank you for reading. We welcome your topic ideas and feedback. Yours in good health, John Mainieri Chief Executive Officer 2 Winter 2012 get the vaccine this season." Dr. Khan: It's best to receive the flu vaccine before January, when peak flu season begins. However, flu season can last as late as May, so the vaccine will still be effective if you haven't yet contracted the virus. Excuse: "The flu vaccine will give me the flu." Dr. Khan: The flu virus ✓ contained in the vaccine has been inactivated or "killed" and cannot infect you. An allergy to the egg protein used to make the vaccine could cause an adverse reaction. A vaccine- resistant strain of the flu virus or another type of illness may also cause flu- like symptoms. Vaccine Checklist The flu shot isn't the only vaccination adults may need. This checklist includes some of the most common adult vaccines. Take this with you to your next checkup, and discuss which vaccines may be right for you. When you receive a vaccine, check it off the list, and include the date you received it for quick reference. • Hepatitis A: date received:________ • Hepatitis B: date received:________ • HPV: dates received:_______, _______, _______ • Influenza: date received:________ • Meningococcal: date received:________ • PPSV: date received:________ • Td/Tdap: date received:________ About the Doc Nadeem R. Khan, M.D. Infectious Disease Associates of Tampa Bay 4729 North Habana Avenue Tampa, Florida 33614 Medical school: Baqai Medical College Residency: Ravenswood Hospital Fellowship: University of South Florida College of Medicine Specialty: infectious diseases • MMR: date received:________ • Shingles: date received:________ • Varicella: date received:________ To find out more about immunizations and vaccines, visit us on Facebook. Cover photo provided courtesy of Dr. David Lubin

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