The MTA is taking steps to minimize flu spread risk.

Our goal is to provide safe and efficient transit services for everyone. That means the MTA will do our part to minimize the spread of flu viruses, including the H1N1/”Swine Flu”.
So far:

• MTA has asked our team of 3000 transit employees to take some extra hygiene and health precautions and to get flu shots.
   
• MTA’s Facilities Maintenance Department has reassigned staff to give extra attention to cleaning hard surfaces such as fare collection equipment, escalator hand rails, elevator controls, and multiple contact surfaces at Metro, Light Rail and MARC Train facilities and aboard the buses and trains.
   
• MTA installed sanitizing hand gel dispensers at all 14 Metro Subway stations.
   

However, cleaning efforts alone will not completely prevent the spread of the flu. We need your help too!

Here’s what you can do!

Influenza or "flu" can cause serious illness. Vaccination
is the best way to protect yourself and your family.




Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially
after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners
are also effective.



Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth when you have
touched surfaces exposed to wide public contact.
Germs spread that way.



When you cough or sneeze cover your nose and mouth
with a tissue. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
If you don’t have a tissue, use your upper arm not your hand.

If you get sick, please stay home from work or school
and limit contact with others such as riding public transit
to keep from infecting them.

 

Try to avoid close contact with sick people. The CDC advises that influenza is spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people. 

Together we all can make a difference in the fight to limit the spread of the flu virus!

 For more information about flu prevention, please visit Maryland.gov flu website