Now is the time of year when the flu is most actively spread. This can mean missing valuable days of work to recover.
Coming back to work after being ill includes catching up on your tasks. This adds stress to your job.
Fortunately, taking steps to avoid the flu helps you remain at work. Encouraging others to follow your example increases the health and productivity of your company as a whole.
Follow these best practices for avoiding the flu at work.
Practice Healthy Habits
Clean and disinfect the commonly touched areas at home and work. This includes doorknobs, keyboards, and phones.
Eat healthy foods and exercise daily. Properly manage your stress level.
Get plenty of quality sleep at night. Maintaining your health reduces your odds of getting the flu.
Maintain Wellness Items
Ensure your office has on hand enough tissues, soap, paper towels, alcohol-based hand rub, and disposable wipes. Encourage everyone to use these items to minimize the spread of germs. This helps reduce your odds of becoming ill with the flu.
Get Vaccinated
Seasonal flu vaccines help protect against the main flu viruses anticipated to be most common during the coming season. A vaccine may be administered by a shot, nasal spray, or jet injector.
The antibodies should develop in your body approximately 2 weeks after your vaccination. This can keep you safe from the flu.
Minimize Close Contact with Others
Maintain a distance from others whenever possible. This is especially important when someone is visibly sick. Less contact reduces the odds of spreading germs and getting others sick with the flu.
Avoid Touching Your Eyes, Nose, and Mouth
Your eyes, nose, and mouth contain substantial germs. Touching these areas easily spreads the germs that can cause the flu. Avoid these actions as much as possible.
Wash Your Hands
Regularly wash your hands with soap and water. If no soap is available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Keeping your hands clean helps reduce the spread of germs that cause illness, including the flu.
Cover Your Nose and Mouth
Use a tissue to cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing. Containing the majority of germs in one area reduces the amount spread to others. Protecting the health of others near you reduces the odds of getting the flu.
Stay Home
Avoid leaving the house when you are sick. Let your employer know you cannot come to work due to illness.
If you start feeling ill at work, go home as soon as possible. Reducing the spread of germs helps others avoid getting sick with the flu.
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