UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 14, Friday 21 November
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
Do you have plans for the weekend? Help us plan for the future!(p.2)
Notes from the Middle & High School Principal (p.3)
From the Admissions Office (p.3)
The Scholarship Fund (p.4-6)
Book Week. Join us now! (p.7)
Grades 3-5 Winter Party (p.8)
Middle School Concert (p.8)
Festive Fundraiser. Coming soon! (p.9)
MS MRISA Basketball (p.10)
Saturday Soccer Tournament (p.10)
Anyone for Tennis? (p.11)
Used Books Sale. Calling ALL PARENTS (p.12)
SCO All Parent Meeting (p.13)
Flu Away (p.14)
NEXT WEEK… MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER MSHS Art Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 24-28 Nov Grade 1 Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 24-27 Nov Book Week, 24-28 Nov ASA and UMA Session 2 Start Advancement Committee Meeting, 7:00-8:30,
Conference Room
TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER Grade 2 Trip, 8:30 - 14:00 School Community Organisation Meeting, 8:30-10:00,
Community Room MS Band Concert, 18:00-19:00, Theatre
WEDNESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER Grade 1 Performance for Parents, 18:00-19:30, Centre
for the Arts
FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER ISPP Invitational Swim Meet, Cambodia, 28-30 Nov SCO Used Book Sale, 28-29 Nov MSHS Parent Coffee with the Counselors (for leaving
families), 8:30-10:00, Community Room Grades 3-5 Winter Party, 16:00-17:30, Centre for the Arts
SATURDAY, 29 NOVEMBER Community Education Autumn Session Ends Saturday Soccer Autumn Tournament
SUNDAY, 30 NOVEMBER Peter Goverde Memorial Tennis Tournament, Tennis
Courts
COMING SOON MONDAY, 1 DECEMBER CIS/WASC/IBO Accreditation Visit to UNIS Hanoi,
1-3 Dec University due dates for Grade 12 students JV Boys' Basketball vs CISH @ UNIS , 16:00 - 17:30 JV Girls' Basketball vs CISH @ UNIS , 16:00 - 17:30 High School Band/Orchestra Concert, 18:00 - 19:30
TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER MS Boys' Soccer vs CISH @ UNIS, 16:00 – 17:30 MS Girls' Soccer vs CISH @ UNIS, 16:00 – 17:30 Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30 - 19:30, Black Box,
Centre for the Arts
THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER Scholarship Champions Orientation and Training (in
English), 08:15 - 09:15, Community Room, B7 Augustana College Info Session, 13:20 - 14:00, Common
Room, B5 MS Boys' Soccer vs BIS @ BIS, 15:30 – 17:30 MS Girls' Soccer vs BIS @ BIS , 15:30 - 17:30
FRIDAY, 5 DECEMBER Festive Fundraiser, 18:00 - 19:30, Canteen Entrance
SATURDAY, 6 DECEMBER SAT Testing (HS), 6-7 Dec
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
A brief reminder that the HIWC Bazaar is
this coming weekend on our campus on
Sunday, 23 November from 10:00-15:30.
We hope you will all be able to come out
and enjoy this once a year event which
raises funds for some wonderful charities
and provides an opportunity for
outstanding food and entertainment from all over the
world.
I would also ask that all parents be sure to fill out the
anonymous School Survey (for which you have all
received email and SMS reminders) which is highlighted
below. We now have 6 years of data and hope to add to it
with this year’s results. Of course, the data has more
meaning when more people participate so please make the
effort to complete this survey as we try to increase the
participation rate from the current 20% who have done it
already. We make use of this data every year in our
planning. And finally, THANK YOU to all of you that
have already taken the survey!
Respectfully,
Dr. Chip Barder, [email protected]
The survey deadline is now extended until Monday 23
November.
Please check your email inbox for an email reminder today
from the Head of School Office with the survey link and
code.
Go to www.endicottresearchcenter.net and enter the
provided code.
The online survey takes only 10 minutes to complete but
data will help shape our school’s future.
Your opinions are important to us. We need
your help to make your school the best it can
be…
The survey can be taken in 12 different languages.
For any questions please contact Director of Advancement, Emma
Silva [email protected]
Hạn cuối Khảo sát trực tuyến UNIS Hà Nội được chuyển
sang Thứ Hai 23/11/2014.
Để tham gia Khảo sát, Quý vị vui lòng xem đường dẫn và
mã đăng nhập trong email Hiệu trưởng nhà trường gửi
hôm nay.
Truy cập www.endicottresearchcenter.net và điền mã đăng
nhập.
Chỉ cần tối đa 10 phút để hoàn thành cuộc Khảo sát,
nhưng ý kiến của quý vị giúp chúng tôi định hướng tương
lai của trường cho cho con em chúng ta.
Ý kiến của quý vị rất quan trọng để tiếp tục
cải thiện ngôi trường cho con em chúng ta.
Quý vị có thể thực hiện Khảo sát bằng 12 ngôn ngữ khác nhau.
Mọi thắc mắc xin gửi về Director of Advancement, Emma Silva
Dance Class (Photo: Tim Barnsley)
If your family intends to leave UNIS Hanoi at the end of the first semester, please
submit an Admissions Withdrawal Form.
School will close for the winter break on Friday 12th December.
The last day of the first semester is Friday 16th January.
Upon confirmation of your departure, we shall guide your family through the
withdrawal process.
If you require any further assistance, please email [email protected] or
contact Admissions staff on 37581551 extension 8217 / 8220 / 8732.
Dear MSHS Families,
Greetings from the MSHS. I would like to
congratulate our APAC Orchestra, APAC
Choir and MRISA Basketball squads on
splendid festivals and tournaments. I am
happy to report that UNIS Hanoi was
represented extremely well! Participating in
APAC and MRISA events is important for students and
our programme. Competing against and collaborating with
peers from other international schools helps our students
build relationships, set goals for the future and more fully
understand the level of excellence needed to succeed. I do
hope you had the opportunity to attend the APAC
Orchestra concert hosted at UNIS Hanoi last Saturday
night? The level of musical talent on stage in the Fine Arts
Centre was simply amazing.
UNIS Hanoi is proud of our students and their
accomplishments whether they be in the classroom, on the
athletic field, in service learning or in other aspects of
student life. It is no different when it comes to university
placement. Members of the Class of 2014 were accepted to
34 of the top 100 universities in the world. This is quite an
accomplishment given the current level of competition for
university acceptance. 100 Top Universities in the World
To assist our students in the selection process we invite
universities to make campus visits. So far this year we have
had 72 universities on campus to provide information for
our students. Universities from Canada, US, UK, Singapore,
Japan, Ireland, Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, France,
and Vietnam were on campus and eager to speak with
UNIS Hanoi students. If parents/guardians would like to
attend a university presentation you are most welcome.
Upcoming university visits are posted in the TinTuc.
Please be alert for UNIS Hanoi sponsored university
placement sessions that may be appropriate for your child.
Developmentally appropriate university planning sessions
will be announced via email and in the Tin Tuc. Should
you have any questions please feel free to contact our
University Counselor, Scott Leoffler at
Warm regards,
Pete Kennedy, MSHS Principal
"Creating opportunities to transform futures"
The UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme was launched to
celebrate the School's 25th Birthday.
Our Scholars describe their experience at UNIS Hanoi as
the turning point in their lives or the shattering of a shell to
release their potential. We want to create more
opportunities to transform more futures.
Our goal is to raise $2.5 Million USD over the next five
years to create three new Scholarships in perpetuity.
Six week campaign – Between Winter Break to Tet
Break
Every family in our community will receive a personal
invitation to make a gift with clear payment options
All faculty and staff will be invited to participate and
make a gift
Every alumni family will be invited to participate and
make a gift
Gifts can be split into multiple payments
Families can pledge their gifts for 1-5 years
More than one gift can be made
Families or individuals may choose to donate
anonymously
NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL! This campaign is about
achieving our goal TOGETHER at all levels of gifts
from $1 to $+10,000.
(Watch the film - click above)
Our Annual Campaign for The Scholarship Fund is about
what we can achieve when we all work together as a
community.
We hope that every family will make a contribution.
We hope that every teacher and staff member will
make a gift.
We hope that all our alumni families will join us and make a
donation.
Our goal is to have 100% of our families, faculty, staff and
alumni make a gift to The Scholarship Fund.
We hope to receive a range of gifts from 1 USD to
+10,000 USD and every gift will help us achieve our goal
together. Each family, each individual member of our
community can make a difference.
We can reach our first annual goal, If EVERY family made
a gift of 105 USD!
Imagine what we can achieve together! The Annual
Campaign is about a community sharing a vision and
everyone making their own contribution, at their own level,
to achieve that goal.
Only you can decide what is the right level gift for you.
We welcome gifts from companies and we will be
developing a special recognition package.
We will be actively seeking investment from companies as
we build our campaign over the next five years.
Please contact our Director of Advancement, Emma
Silva , if you would like to make a connection to The
Scholarship Fund for a corporate donation.
Our primary goal is to mobilize our own direct UNIS
Hanoi community.
However, we also accept gifts from those outside of our
School community who are inspired by the vision of our
Scholarship Programme and who want to contribute as a
Friend of the School.
We celebrate all gifts to The Scholarship Fund as
philanthropic acts of generosity.
Find out more on The Scholarship Fund website:
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Or attend one of our community meetings:
Tuesday, November 18 at 14:30
Wednesday, November 19 at 19.00 (Vietnamese only)
Chương trình Học bổng UNIS Hanoi ra đời nhân dịp kỉ
niệm 25 năm thành lập trường.
Những học sinh nhận học bổng của chương trình chia sẻ
rằng trải nghiệm của các em tại UNIS Hanoi là bước ngoặt
cuộc đời, hay giống như việc phá bỏ cái vỏ bọc để giải
phóng những tiềm năng của mình.
Chúng tôi muốn tạo thêm nhiều cơ hội thay đổi tương lai.
Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là gây quỹ 2,5 triệu USD trong
vòng 05 năm tới để tạo ra 03 suất học bổng mới vĩnh
viễn.
Chiến dịch gây quỹ trong 06 tuần – sau kì nghỉ đông đến
trước Tết
Mỗi gia đình sẽ nhận được thư mời đích danh về việc
đóng góp kèm lựa chọn phương thức thanh toán
Toàn bộ giáo viên và nhân viên sẽ được mời tham gia và
đóng góp
Các cựu gia đình cũng sẽ được mời tham gia vào chiến dịch
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Quà tặng có thể chia thành nhiều lần
Các gia đình có thể làm cam kết đóng góp trong 1 – 5 năm
Mỗi người có thể tặng nhiều hơn một lần quà
Gia đình hoặc các nhân có thể chọn cách đóng góp không
ghi danh
KHÔNG CÓ MÓN QUÀ NÀO LÀ QUÁ NHỎ! Điều
quan trọng của chiến dịch này là nhằm CÙNG NHAU
đạt được mục tiêu bất kể đóng góp là 1 USD hay +10.000
USD
(Nhấp chuột ở trên để xem phim)
AI CÓ THỂ ĐÓNG GÓP? BẤT KÌ AI CŨNG CÓ THỂ ĐÓNG GÓP!
Chiến dịch thường niên của chúng tôi cho The Scholarship
Fund (Quỹ Học bổng) chú trọng việc cả cộng đồng cùng
hợp sức để đạt mục tiêu.
Chúng tôi hi vọng mỗi gia đình đều tham gia đóng góp
Chúng tôi hi vọng mỗi giáo viên và nhân viên sẽ tham
gia đóng góp.
Chúng tôi hi vọng các cựu gia đình sẽ tham gia và đóng
góp.
Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là 100% các gia đình, giáo viên,
nhân viên, cựu thành viên đều tham gia The Scholarship
Fund
KHÔNG MÓN QUÀ NÀO LÀ QUÁ NHỎ!
Chúng tôi hi vọng sẽ nhận được những món quà đóng góp
trong khoảng từ 1 USD đến trên 10.000 USD và mỗi
món quà đóng góp sẽ giúp chúng ta cùng nhau đạt mục
tiêu. Mỗi gia đình, cá nhân trong cộng đồng đều có thể tạo
nên điều khác biệt.
Chúng ta có thể đạt mục tiêu của năm gây quỹ thường niên
đầu tiên nếu tất cả gia đình đều tham gia và MỖI gia đình
đóng góp 105 USD!
Hãy tưởng tượng những gì mà chúng ta có thể cùng
nhau đạt được! Chiến dịch gây quỹ thường niên nhấn
mạnh về việc cả cộng đồng cùng chia sẻ một tầm nhìn
chung và mỗi người đều tham gia vào hành trình đóng góp
theo khả năng của mình, để đạt được mục tiêu chung.
Chỉ có bạn mới tự quyết định được mức đóng góp nào
là phù hợp với mình.
QUÀ ĐÓNG GÓP TỪ DOANH NGHIỆP
Chúng tôi hoan nghênh những món quà đóng góp từ các
công ty và sẽ có gói thông tin vinh danh riêng cho nhóm
này.
Chúng tôi tích cực tìm kiếm các mối quan tâm đầu tư từ
các công ty trong quá trình xây dựng chiến dịch gây quỹ
trong 5 năm tới.
Vui lòng liên hệ Giám đốc Phát triển, Emma Silva
nếu bạn có thể làm cầu nối cho việc đóng góp tài trợ từ
doanh nghiệp với The Scholarship Fund (Quỹ Học bổng)
CÁC MÓN QUÀ ĐÓNG GÓP TỪ NHỮNG CÁ
NHÂN KHÔNG PHẢI LÀ PHỤ HUYNH, HỌC
SINH, CỰU THÀNH VIÊN HAY NHÂN VIÊN
UNIS HANOI THÌ SAO?
Mục tiêu hàng đầu của chúng tôi là khuyến khích và tạo sự
quan tâm từ cộng đồng trực tiếp - UNIS Hanoi.
Tuy nhiên, chúng tôi cũng sẽ hoanh nghênh những món
quà đóng góp từ những tổ chức cá nhân ngoài cộng đồng
trường – những người đồng cảm với tầm nhìn của Chương
trình Học bổng và từ đó muốn được đóng góp với tư cách
là một Người bạn của cộng đồng trường.
Chúng tôi trân trọng tất cả đóng góp cho The Scholarship
Fund (Quỹ Học bổng) như là nghĩa cử từ thiện hào phóng.
CÂU HỎI? Vui lòng xem ở mục The Scholarship Fund trên website:
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Hoặc tham dự một trong các buổi họp cộng đồng của
chúng tôi:
Thứ 3 ngày 18/11 lúc 14:30
Thứ 4 ngày 19/11 lúc 19.00 (bằng tiếng Việt)
“Tạo cơ hội để thay đổi tương lai” www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Monday-- Bring your Best Loved Reading Buddy to
School Day
Tuesday-- Poem in Your Pocket Day
Wednesday-- Curl up and Read with your Favorite
Book Pajama Dress up Day
Thursday--Share a Book with a Friend Day
Friday—Book Character Dress up Day
DEAR time, Displays, and special story time events.
Would you like to participate? There are two
opportunities for parents/ guardians to enjoy Book Week
with your child:
Multi lingual Story bites! Stories shared
in Home Languages during ES lunch.
Mystery Reader Surprise your child with
a story to share during their library
lesson.
(Please click on the links for more
information and sign ups!)
IMAGI ANIMATION STUDIOS/IMAGI CRYSTAL/TEZUKA PRODUCTION COMP/ Album / Universal Images
Group. Britannica Image Quest with permission. 19 NOV. 2014. Students have the opportunity to create a Superhero
from their own imagination which is connected to the
PYP Learner Profile or an Attitude. This is intended to
be an original creation and can be shared in the form of a
drawing, sculpture, diorama, character bottle, puppet etc.
Students need to include their name, class and
description of the PYP- Superhero connection (which
Learner Profile or Attitude). Entries are submitted to
Ms. Conroy in the Library for display until the UNIS Hanoi
winter break.
“I love Books” CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 NOV. 2014
The ES Student Council is organizing an exciting event for
Grade 3, 4 and 5 students
Winter Party
The ticket sales will fund pizza, drinks and ice lollies for the
students.
Any extra will be donated to charity.
Tickets are on sale each recess time from the ES office
Students must bring a parent reply slip by Wed 26th and
must be signed out by an adult.
Middle School Band (Photo: Noi/Aaron Joe Santos)
Dear UNIS Hanoi Community Members,
On Saturday 29th November UNIS Hanoi will be
hosting the Saturday Soccer end of season tournament. On
offer will be a feast of sizzling soccer skills so please come
along to support our young players. Matches commence at
08:15 and will run until 12:30.
If you have any questions regarding the tournament please
contact [email protected]
Kind regards,
Saturday Soccer Team
It is not often that a basketball team
achieves excellence, but that is exactly
what the 2014 MRISA Boys Basketball
team achieved. The 2013 season ended
with a devastating loss and head coach
Jon Trebesch told his team, “You guys
have a choice, you can be satisfied with
being a good team or you can work hard this off season
and be great.” The next morning the players’ response was
loud and clear as all members of the team were seen
shooting baskets at UNIS Hanoi before school. This hard
work continued throughout the off season and all eight
returning players arrived at practice with an improved skill
set and confidence.
From the first day of practice it was evident that this group
of young men wanted to be great. They worked hard every
day at practice and showed the desire to get better. Many of
the players carried basketballs around school and worked
on their individual skills whenever they had time. This
desire to be great became reality as the MRISA Boys
Basketball team completed an undefeated season and
dominated the competition at the MRISA Tournament in
HCMC this past weekend. The team went 5-0 and won all
games by more than ten points, including winning the
championship by 20 points. All the hard work and
dedication over the last year led to a team that achieved
excellence.
Community Education (ComEd) Programme is planning
for the Spring Session 2015. If you would like to offer
ComEd a class, please send your
proposal to [email protected] by 17.00 Friday, 28
November 2014.
ComEd is a programme of activities in the areas of
cooking, movement, language, arts and culture, skill
building, swimming... that UNIS Hanoi offers to the wider
local community. ComEd has 2 sessions in a school year:
Autumn Session (September – December) and Spring
Session (January – May). Our aim is to provide
opportunities for people of all ages to gain new skills,
expand their knowledge, have fun and to bring the
community together.
This isn’t the US Open. It’s not Wimbledon. It’s better
than that!! And if you’re a tennis player, you don’t want to
miss out!! The UNIS Hanoi Tennis Courts will be full of
tennis enthusiasts on Sunday, November 30th as players
from the UNIS Hanoi community gather to remember a
former staff member, Mr. Peter Goverde. Peter brought
the passion of tennis to the students of UNIS Hanoi and
loved to play the game of tennis with everyone and
anyone! He is missed by those who had the pleasure of
knowing him and this event is held in his memory.
The 2014 Peter Goverde Memorial Tennis
Tournament will be divided into 2 portions:
All play will be doubles (with mixed doubles being the aim).
UNIS Hanoi community members are encouraged to come
out to enjoy a fun day of tennis. If there are heavy rains on
Sunday, the tournament will be re-scheduled.
The plan is for all play to be in a mixed-doubles
format. Students will play in 3 separate divisions:
Elementary
Middle
High
Adults will also play with a variety of different players
throughout the afternoon in mixed doubles.
Registration for the tournament is on the UNIS Portal
You can register by going to -
Grade 4-5 Tennis Tournament
Middle School Tennis Tournament
High School Tennis Tournament
Adult Tennis Tournament
A limited number of places will be available in each of the
divisions. Registration will be on a first come, first served
basis. A waiting list will be established and if openings do
become available and we will contact those who are next in
line. Closing date for registration is end of the day on
Tuesday, November 25th.
This tournament is organized specifically for the UNIS
Hanoi community, so registration will be limited to UNIS
Hanoi students, parents and faculty/staff.
We look forward to your participation and an
enjoyable day of tennis! That’s what Peter would have
wanted!
Regards,
Tarique Al-Iesa, UNIS Director of Activities
Book collecting is well under way and the contest is looking
fierce. K2CA has pulled ahead in the ECC with 103 books
donated thus far. The leader in the ES is 3NO with 357
books! In the MS 6NC is currently winning with 137
books. Tallies from the HS are still pouring in, so show
your pride in your homeroom and donate today. There are
still two school days left to donate, and the contest is close,
so please remember to bring in your books by Tuesday,
November 25th.
CALLING ALL PARENTS. We desperately
need help to sort all these fabulous books your families
have donated. Please sign up HERE. Remember
for every 1 1/2 hour shift you work you will have the
opportunity to pre-buy one child's book before the rest of
the community. We especially need parents with
other language knowledge as we do not always know how
to sort or price books in the various languages.
Wouldn't you love to see the joy on the children's faces
when they get to buy these much sought after books? Sign
up to help sell the books on Friday, November 28th and/
or Saturday, November 29th and you will see the joy these
books bring to our students. All the proceeds are going to
fund girls education through Room to Read, so your
valuable time is also helping those less fortunate.
Please send your children with money to school
next Friday, November 28th so they can buy some of these
wonderful books. Prices range from 10,000-50,000/book
and there is no limit to the amount of books a child can
buy.
The UNIS community is welcome to purchase adult books
anytime on Friday between 9am and 5pm and Saturday
from 8:30am to 12:45pm. Children's books can be
purchased after2:45pm on Friday, November 28th until
5pm, and anytime on Satuday morning.
A special thank you to the parents who came to our pre-
sort day and helped us already sort over 1000 books - hope
to see you again!
Sign up today, you'll be glad you did!
Please contact Lori Fairbairn
at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Applications for the UNIS Hanoi
Scholarship programme 2015-2016 are open
until 31 December
Full eligibility criteria, the timeline for the selection
process and application documents are available on
UNIS Hanoi website in both ENGLISH and
VIETNAMESE.
Any further questions, email to [email protected]
On Thursday 20 November, Student Council
Representatives eager to show their appreciation for all of
their hardworking teachers, distributed delicious homemade
cookies from Donkey Bakery and orchid corsages to all
teaching staff at UNIS Hanoi . This was made possible by
the SCO.
Tuesday 25 November 8.30am-9.45am.
Community Room (Administration Building, room 102)
Got a question about ASA's, Youth Sports Programme
or anything co-curricular?
Want to hear about the first UNIS Hanoi Scholarship
Fund Campaign?
Join us with Special Guest Speakers; Tariq Al-Iesa, new
Director of Activities at UNIS, and Emma Silva, UNIS
Director of Advancement to learn more.
The SCO Used Book Sale is still in need of volunteers!
Sign up HERE to VOLUNTEER to get first dibs to
purchase books!
We will also update you SCO Project Funding
Applications and with the HIWC Bazaar in the air come
join us to find out more about the anticipated UNIS Hanoi
Spring Fair.
Or just come and have tea, coffee and a cookie and to feel
connected to what's happening at your child's school!
Everybody is welcome!
See you on TUESDAY
With temperature dropping in the past weeks, incidence of
flu has sharply risen on campus. This seasonal illness is a
contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses;
some cases are mild but others can become severe, with
serious outcome resulting to hospitalization or death.
Now that the flu season is here, and which could last until
March, the CDC is urging everyone to “Take3” protective
actions, and these are:
A yearly flu vaccination is the first and most important
step in protecting against flu viruses.
Vaccination can reduce flu illnesses and help avoid
doctors’ visits, and missed work and school.
Flu vaccine is recommended for everyone aged 6
months and older and high-risk persons including young
children, elderly, pregnant women and people with
chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or heart
and lung diseases. .
Vaccination is important for health care workers and
other people who live with or care for high risk people
to keep from spreading flu to these vulnerable group.
Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of
serious flu illness, but are too young to be vaccinated.
People who care for them should be vaccinated instead.
Hand washing is a powerful antidote to illness.Wash
hands with soap and water. If soap and water are not
available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
When coughing or sneezing, cover mouth with tissue or
turn away from people, and cough into the shoulder or
crook of the elbow. Throw the tissue in the trash bin
after using.
Avoid close contact with sick people.
If having flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24
hours after fever is gone. Limit contact with others to
keep from infecting others.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread
this way.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be
contaminated with germs.
Antiviral drugs can make illness milder and shorten the
time one is sick. They may also prevent serious flu
complications.
Studies show that flu antiviral drugs work best for
treatment when they are started within 2 days of getting
sick; starting the medication later can still be helpful,
especially if the sick person has a high-risk health or is
very sick from the flu.
See http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/updated/
everyday_preventive.pdf and http://www.cdc.gov/
nonpharmaceutical-interventions for more information
about actions – apart from getting vaccinated and taking
medicine – that people and communities can take to help
slow the spread of illnesses like influenza (flu).
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