Avoiding Vacation Sickness

MADE TO ENSURE THE ELECTRIC GRID STAYS CHARGED. HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON IS HERE. MANY SOUTHWEST FLORIDIANS HEADING ABROAD AND SNOWBIRDS TRAVELING NORTH AND VACATIONERS POURING INTO PARADISE. ACCORDING TO VISIT FLORIDA, NEARLY 35 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VACATION IN THE SUNSHINE STATE BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST. BUT THE RECENT OUTBREAKS OF EBOLA HANTA VIRUS AND FEARS OF NOROVIRUS AS WELL AS COVID CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A WREXHAM TRAVELING PLANS COMING UP AND MAKE YOU FEEL A BIT UNEASY. WE HAVE SOME EXPERT ADVICE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR SUMMER ADVENTURES. JOINING ME NOW IS DOCTOR LAURETTA IT TO STATE PHARMACY, CLINICAL SERVICES MANAGER AT WAL-MART DOCTOR TUESDAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. JENNIFER. >> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE VISITING FLORIDA OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TRAVELERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT PRIOR TO MAKING ANY TRAVEL PLANS? >> SO NUMBER ONE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF FLORIDA WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TELLING EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM SAFE. SO IF YOU ARE HAVING SOME SYMPTOMS, IT MAY NOT JUST BE THAT YOU'RE FATIGUED OR HAVE A COLD. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING LIKE COVID. SO YES, COVID IS STILL A THING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INFORMING OUR FLORIDIANS THAT WE ARE EQUIPPED TO TEST AND TREAT YOU AT THE LOCAL PHARMACY. >> AND WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, WE ALMOST ALWAYS THINK OF WINTER. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT DURING THE SUMMER SEASON? >> SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN FLORIDA, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT THE EXCITING WORLD CUP. SO WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE AN INFLUX OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS. SO WITH THAT COMES ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, ONE OF THEM BEING COVID. >> ARE THERE SOME VACCINES THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET THAT YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND FOR SUMMER? >> SO THERE ARE VACCINES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THE BEST PERSON TO SPEAK TO WITH THIS IS YOUR LOCAL PHARMACIST. THEY CAN ACTUALLY CHECK AND SEE WHAT VACCINES YOU DO FOR. AND IF THAT VACCINE IS GOOD FOR YOU. >> AND WHEN SOMEONE GETS SICK ON VACATION AND THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE IN ORLANDO AT ANY OF THE THEME PARKS. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO ACTUALLY GO SEE A DOCTOR OR URGENT CARE IF YOU'RE HAVING RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS? >> SO WERE ALSO UNIQUE. AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT ACTUALLY IS SOMETHING THAT MOST THE TIME WE DO THINK WE CAN JUST TREAT THIS WITH AN OVER THE COUNTER. BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THESE MILD RESPIRATORY THINGS CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SEVERE. SO IF YOU'RE A PATIENT WHO IS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY WHO HAS DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ASTHMA, IF YOU'RE OBESE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUSLY. AND EARLY TESTING IS RECOMMENDED. SO GOING INTO SENIOR LOCAL PHARMACIST IS WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO DO AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME IN. GET TESTED. AND AND IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT PHARMACIST IN FLORIDA CAN ACTUALLY TEST AND TREAT. SO YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LEAVE THE PHARMACY AN ANTIVIRAL IF THAT IS NECESSARY FOR YOU. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT. SO IF YOU'RE FEELING SICK AND YOU'RE AT ONE OF THE >> THEME PARKS, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO INTO A LOCAL PHARMACY LIKE OR WAL-MART OR CBS, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. >> AND WE WOULDN'T. WE ARE ALL TRAINED AND EQUIPPED AND ABLE TO TEST AND TREAT IS SO WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU AT THE PHARMACY AND GET YOU GOING. AND WE ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. SO COME AND SEE US. >> NOW, WHAT STEPS CAN PEOPLE TAKE? 2 AVOID GETTING SICK ON THEIR SUMMER TRIPS. >> I LOVE THAT QUESTION. I'M A MOM TO AND AS FLORIDIANS WE LOVE TO BE PREPARED. NOT PANICKED. RIGHT? SO UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. WASHING OUR HANDS IF WE'RE NOT FEELING SO WELL GETTING EARLIER TREATMENT. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT SURE OF COME AND SEE US AT THE PHARMACY, THE PHARMACIST CAN REALLY HELP. JUST IN SPEAKING WITH YOU KIND OF HELP DIRECT TO YOU. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE TREATED WITH AN OVER THE COUNTER OR IF IT'S SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE'RE UNSURE OF LET'S GET YOU TESTED AND TREATED AT THE PHARMACY. >> AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO? IF THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR TRAVEL PLANS ARE HEALTHY ONES? >> THE PHARMACY WAS HERE. 7 DAYS A WEEK. WE ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. COME AND SEE. S YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICES. BUT WE'RE JUST ONE OPTION. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US TODAY? DOCTOR? >> I'M JUST GONNA SAY, GO USA. >> WITH THE WORLD CUP. YES. THANK YOU TO US. >> WITH THE WORLD COME EXACTLY. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, JENNIFER. AND HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD ON WHAT COMMUNITY PHARMACIST CAN DO IN FLORIDA. THANK YOU FOR JOINING