It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week! While flu activity can begin as early as October, it can last well into March. The CDC and its partners choose December for NIVW to remind people that it is not too late to get a flu vaccine. With this holiday approaching, it’s important to get vaccinated to help protect both you and others from the flu. Even if you haven’t yet been vaccinated and have already gotten sick with flu, you can still benefit from vaccination since the flu vaccine protects against three or four different flu viruses (depending on which flu vaccine you get).1
What are the benefits of the flu vaccine?
The flu vaccine can keep you from getting the flu
If you still get sick, the flu vaccination has been shown to reduce the severity.
Flu vaccination helps prevent serious medical events associated with some chronic conditions
Vaccination has been associated with lower rates of some cardiac events among people with heart disease, especially among those who had had a cardiac event in the past year.
Flu vaccination also has been shown in separate studies to be associated with reduced hospitalizations among people with diabetes and chronic lung disease.
Vaccination can help protect both children and women during/after pregnancy.
Do you have any questions regarding the flu vaccine?
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