Two locations in Horry County that see and serve thousands of people everyday are the libraries and Coastal Carolina University. And both are taking steps to prevent employees, students, staff, and customers safe from contracting the flu.
CCU head athletic trainer Dwayne Beam said for all the athletes, they encourage tried and true methods like hand washing and good hygiene to prevent the transmission of diseases, but they also discourage some things like not eating and drinking after one another.
"You can't totally prevent the sharing, but water bottles (for example), I mean we disinfect and use hospital based disinfectants, bleach things like that to kill the viruses and protect them as much as we possibly can." Beam said for all their precautions, they also don't want student athletes to feel like they're being singled out. "We want them to live their life like anybody else, because when you draw attention to something and you want people to change their behavior, sometimes that's a bad thing, so we want them to live a normal life and just practice good hygiene."
Geri Gaskill, assistant library director for Horry County said good hygiene is also one of the proactive steps being taken at the county's libraries. With thousands of people touching the books, computers, chairs, and just about everything else you find at your neighborhood library, hand sanitizer is just about everywhere you turn.
Gaskill said they've always been conscious about the keeping things clean, but now they are more diligent. "We've (library employees) had availability of flu shots, in fact I just had my flu shot today so my arm is a little sore, but I think it's really worth it, we're really concentrating as the county does on wellness, eat right, get enough sleep, a little bit of exercise, don't let your resistance get down because there are a lot of germs out there, and we want to keep our workforce healthy so that we can serve our community."
Gaskill also said the library system also has a contingency plan in place, in case there is some kind of outbreak. Gaskill said she and other administrators are ready to jump in and help.
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