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Swine flu Prevention
Recently one of my relative's joined in a private hospital due to Pneaumonia. They given antibiotics and other medication to reduce the infection but it is not decreasing and after 3 days they did swine flu test and they found that it is positive, then they informed government medical board and they came to the hospital and they have few tablets to the patient's son and Mother to prevent swine flue as they went to see him everyday in ICU, Yesterday evening also I met him and I touched his hand, Just want to check do I need to take any vaccination as I touched him, I also touched my wife after I met my relative in icu, Kindly give your valuable suggestion. Thank you.
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No vaccine will work immediately.
It will take 4 weeks to develop immunity.
You can take prophylaxis of antivirals.
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Use hand rub , soap hand wash, mask if you have cough n cold symptoms.
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