Are you washing your hands well enough to kill H1N1 germs? You might be surprised.

The Williamsburg County School District will offer students the H1N1 vaccinations in school, with parental consent, in two weeks.

Medcare Express, an urgent care facility in North Charleston ran out of the H1N1 vaccine shot and nasal mist Thursday after News 2 aired a report Wednesday they had an abundance of doses. 

The Charleston County School District said late Monday afternoon that it may make vaccinations available in schools beginning as early as next Friday, November 13th.

When dehydration occurs, it’s important to restore the levels of fluids and electrolytes. Mild cases of dehydrations can sometimes be treated with oral rehydration solutions. In more severe cases, or when a child can’t keep liquids down, fluids must be restored intravenously.  A product, called hylenex recombinant, is easing the ability to rehydrate sick kids. Hylenex is made from hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid, an enzyme that holds cells together, like glue, and enables tissue to become a natural barrier).

As with seasonal flu, there are steps to take to reduce risk for H1N1 infection. Everyone should practice good hygiene - wash your hands frequently and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth (you can pick up flu germs by touching contaminated surfaces). Those who are sick should avoid contact with healthy people and stay home until 24 hours after the fever is gone. For most healthy people, that’s 3 to 5 days after the first symptoms.

A new report from the CDC found secondary bacterial lung infections are now becoming more prevalent in H1N1. Roughly 29 percent of patients who died of H1N1 complications between May and August had secondary bacterial infections. Thus, researchers now say doctors should now also consider the need for antibiotics in patients with H1N1-associated pneumonia.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control held a summit Tuesday to provide community leaders with an update on the H1N1 flu.

DHEC spokesman Jim Beasley says the state has received most of the roughly 26,300 doses that were initially requested and that those doses are being distributed throughout the state.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday that South Carolina sites, including the Lowcountry, have begun receiving some shipments of the H1N1 vaccine.

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Symptoms of the cold are more common, and can make the patient miserable for three to five days. A patient usually has a stuffy nose, congestion, some body aches and a growing cough.  According to the CDC seasonal flu and H1N1 symptoms consist of fever, more painful body aches, dry cough, diarrhea and severe fatigue. It’s hard, without testing, to tell apart the seasonal strain of flu from the H1N1 variety.