Flu-Free, Healthy Travel this Winter

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Whether traveling to warmer weather or a snow-filled adventure, make sure the flu is not your travel companion.

Wherever you may be going this winter, protecting yourself and others from the flu is important. Here are some useful tips for staying healthy during the winter months.

Prepare a travel health kit.

Remember that prevention can be travel-sized! Include items in your kit that might be helpful if you get sick, such as tissues, pain or fever medicine, soap, and an alcohol-based hand rub to use in case soap and water are not available.

Wash Up

Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Avoid close contact with sick people.

Cover your coughs or sneezes with a tissue. No tissue? Then cough or sneeze into your sleeve, not your hands

Remember to travel only when you feel well

If you think you have the flu or otherwise feel ill, delay your travel plans until your fever has been gone for at least 24 hours. Your fever should be gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine. Even if it means missing out on your plans, staying away from others when you’re sick can help protect everyone’s health.

If you have worrisome signs or symptoms, seek medical care.