Lynn Community Health Center is open for regular business hours today, Thursday, February 6th, 2025.
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*If you have questions or concerns about any immunizations for yourself, your child, or your family, please ask your LCHC care team and doctor! We are here to answer questions and help talk through any concerns to help you make the best decisions for yourself and your family.
Each year, vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and RSV help protect you, your family, and the community from serious illness during the fall and winter virus season. Stay healthy—get vaccinated today!
Visit the CDC’s website to view recommendations.
Respiratory illnesses, like the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and common colds can spread in communities. These illnesses are most common during the fall and winter. Many of these illnesses have similar symptoms: runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, and more. This page is meant to answer questions about how to prevent and manage symptoms associated with these illnesses.
Common respiratory illness symptoms include:
If you have the symptoms listed above, you can take a COVID-19 test at home. If you test negative, you may have another respiratory illness. Generally, it is not necessary to test for the flu or RSV, especially if symptoms are mild and you are not at higher risk of getting very sick from these illnesses.
Mild symptoms include a temperature below 100 degrees (below 102.4 degrees for children older than three months), aches and pains, or a mild cough. Rest, drink plenty of fluids, and monitor your symptoms. Hopefully, you will start to feel better in a few days.
If you have moderate symptoms like a fever higher than 100.4 degrees, significant coughing, or shortness of breath, contact your primary care provider’s office.
For children ages 3 months and older who are not immunocompromised, a high fever is greater than 102.4 degrees. If your child has a fever, significant coughing, or shortness of breath, you also should call their primary care provider’s office. You should also call if they are sleepier, if they have not gone to the bathroom in more than 10 hours (if 3 years or older) or more than 8 hours (if younger than 3 years old). Your child’s doctor can recommend next steps.
If you do not have a primary care provider or you have symptoms that need immediate attention, try our urgent care options.
Go to the Emergency Department if you have severe symptoms, such as:
If you cannot get to the emergency department, call 9-1-1.
You should follow the recommendations below. If you have a child, you should help your child do the following:
These prevention tips will help prevent any respiratory illness and are good practice for the entire family.
Flu vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine
RSV vaccine
Newborns, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, & Adults
The below resources are from immunization.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. They are considered the best source of child, teen, and adult immunization information for healthcare professionals and their patients.