cherylmart@texashealth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nArlington <\/p>\n
Oct. 6: Shadow Brook Apartments, 2020 S. Cooper St., 4-6:30 p.m.Oct. 16: Bob Duncan Health Fair, 2800 S. Center St., 4-7 p.m.Oct. 21: East Library and Recreation Center, 1817 New York Ave., 4:30-6:30 p.m.Oct. 25: St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 2045 SE Green Oaks Blvd., 5-7 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nMansfield <\/p>\n
Oct. 3: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1188 W. Broad St., Suite 500.Nov. 7: RCCG Lighthouse of the Nations, 711 E. Broad St., 9:30 a.m.-noon. <\/p>\n
Editor’s note: The Texas Health flyer appears to contain a time typo for the Oct. 3 Mansfield event, listing the hours as “9:00pm-3:00pm.” The correct time should be confirmed with Texas Health before publication.<\/p>\n
\nGrand Prairie <\/p>\n
Oct. 4: RCCG House on the Rock, 4437 Matthew Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nEuless <\/p>\n
Oct. 20: Ash Lane United Methodist Church, 1001 W. Ash Lane, 3-6 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nHurst <\/p>\n
Oct. 24: St. Phillip Presbyterian Church, 745 W. Pipeline Road, 1-4 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nKeller <\/p>\n
Oct. 24: Christ’s Haven Fall Festival, 4200 Keller Haslet Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nIrving <\/p>\n
Oct. 8: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2505 W. Northgate Drive, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Oct. 16: Islamic Center of Irving, 2555 Esters Road, 3-5 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nDenton <\/p>\n
Oct. 4: St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St., 9-11 a.m.Oct. 6: Pink for Prevention Event, Denton County Courthouse Amphitheater, 1 Courthouse Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Oct. 10: Morse Street Baptist Church, 921 Morse St., 10:00 a.m.-2:00 pm,Nov. 7: Southmont Baptist Church, 2801 Pennsylvania Drive, 9 a.m.-noon. <\/p>\n
\nPlano <\/p>\n
Oct. 11: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 920 14th St., 10 a.m.-noon.Oct. 17: Islamic Association of Collin County, 6401 Independence Parkway, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nAllen <\/p>\n
Oct. 9: Islamic Association of Allen, 909 Allen Central Drive, 12:30-3:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nFlower Mound <\/p>\n
Oct. 2: Islamic Association of Lewisville\/Flower Mound, 3430 Peters Colony Road, 12:30-3:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nLewisville <\/p>\n
Oct. 24: Westside Baptist Church, 900 Bellaire Blvd., 8-10:30 a.m. <\/p>\n
\nCarrollton <\/p>\n
Oct. 23: Madinah Masjid of Carrollton, 2180 Old Denton Road, 12:30-3:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nFrisco <\/p>\n
Oct. 30: Islamic Center of Frisco, 11137 Frisco St., 12:30-3:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nRichardson <\/p>\n
Oct. 11: Impact Church DFW, 2121 N. Glenville Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nMesquite <\/p>\n
Oct. 3: The Crossing Baptist Church, 1060 Clay Mathis Road, 8:30-10:30 a.m.Oct. 25: RCCG Living Word Parish Mesquite, 2154 Motley Drive, 12:30-2:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nGarland <\/p>\n
Oct. 4: The Light of the World Church, 2929 S. First St., 12:30-3:30 p.m.Nov. 7: Ethiopian Evangelical Believers Church, 3001 Saturn Road, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nRoyse City <\/p>\n
Oct. 10: The Good Place \u2013 Royse City Methodist Church, 200 Plum St., 9 a.m.-noon. <\/p>\n
\nKaufman <\/p>\n
Oct. 17: Kaufman Harvest Fest, 209 S. Washington St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Oct. 21: First Baptist Church Kaufman, 2000 W. Fair St., 7 a.m.-noon. <\/p>\n
\nTerrell <\/p>\n
Nov. 1: RCCG Living Word Forney, 8485 Michael Talty Ave., 12:30-2:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nBridgeport <\/p>\n
Oct. 19: Bridgeport High School, 1 Maroon Drive, 6:30-8 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nPrinceton <\/p>\n
Nov. 14: Your Community Church, 7011 FM 546, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nDecatur <\/p>\n
Dec. 5: Wise Gives Community Event, 901 Medical Center Drive, 9 a.m.-noon. <\/p>\n
\nCleburne <\/p>\n
Oct. 4: First United Methodist Church, 1300 W. Westhill Drive, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Oct. 6: Santa Fe Elementary, 1601 Henderson St., 4:30-6 p.m.Oct. 7: Hope Church, 2125 N. Nolan River Road, 5:30-7:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nStephenville <\/p>\n
Sept. 30: First United Methodist Church, 422 W. Washington St., 4:30-6:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nDublin <\/p>\n
Oct. 1: Food Pantry First Baptist, 220 E. Live Oak St., 3-6 p.m.Oct. 2: ABF Food Packing Plant, 8758 S. U.S. 377, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nGranbury <\/p>\n
Oct. 8: Granbury Helens Food Pantry, 2723 Maplewood St., 1-5 p.m.Oct. 11: Mansfield St. Jude Catholic, 2723 Maplewood St., 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
\nUnderstanding the flu <\/p>\n
The flu is a virus that affects the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs. It spreads from person to person, and Texas Health recommends getting a flu vaccine every year and practicing frequent handwashing to help prevent infection.<\/p>\n
Flu symptoms typically begin one to four days after someone is infected. Common symptoms include:<\/p>\n
Suddenly feeling very sickFever and chillsCough and sore throatRunny or stuffy noseBody achesHeadacheFatigueVomiting and diarrhea, which are more common in young children <\/p>\n
People can spread the flu during the first three to four days after becoming sick. However, some people can spread the virus beginning one day before they feel sick and for as long as five to seven days after becoming sick.<\/p>\n
\nHow to prevent the flu <\/p>\n
Texas Health recommends several steps to reduce the risk of getting or spreading the flu:<\/p>\n
Get a flu vaccine every year.Stay away from people who are sick.Use a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes and throw used tissues away.Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, particularly after coughing, sneezing or using the restroom.If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nFlu, COVID-19, RSV or a cold? Here’s how they differ <\/p>\n
Flu, COVID-19, RSV and the common cold can cause similar symptoms, so Texas Health recommends talking with a doctor and notes that tests are available to diagnose flu, RSV and COVID-19.<\/p>\n
According to the Texas Health comparison guide<\/a>, the flu tends to start quickly, while a cold generally develops more gradually. Fever, chills, headaches and body aches are common with the flu, while some of those symptoms are less common with a cold. Fatigue also can be more pronounced and last longer with the flu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Texans can access free flu shots across Dallas-Fort Worth this fall, with clinics offering vaccines on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-456827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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