Lower your risk of getting sick with the #Flu Shot
Fever, headaches, cough, fatigue? It might be the flu.
The flu vaccine:
Who should get it?
All individuals 6 months of age and older, who do not have contraindications to the vaccine, with a particular focus on:
People at high risk of influenza-related complications or hospitalization
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All pregnant women.
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Adults and children with the following chronic health conditions:
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cardiac or pulmonary disorders (including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis and asthma);
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diabetes mellitus and other metabolic diseases;
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cancer, immune compromising conditions (due to underlying disease, therapy or both);
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renal disease;
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anemia or hemoglobinopathy;
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neurologic or neurodevelopment conditions;
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morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥40);
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children and adolescents (age 6 months to 18 years) undergoing treatment for long periods with acetylsalicylic acid, because of the potential increase of Reye's syndrome associated with influenza.
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People of any age who are residents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilities.
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People ≥65 years of age.
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All children 6 to 59 months of age.
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Indigenous peoples.
People capable of transmitting influenza to those at high risk
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Health care and other care providers in facilities and community settings who, through their activities, are capable of transmitting influenza to those at high risk of influenza complications.
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Household contacts (adults and children) of individuals at high risk of influenza-related complications (whether or not the individual at high risk has been immunized):
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household contacts of individuals at high risk, as listed in the section above;
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household contacts of infants <6 months of age as these infants are at high risk of complications from influenza but cannot receive influenza vaccine;
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members of a household expecting a newborn during the influenza season.
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Those providing regular child care to children ≤59 months of age, whether in or out of the home.
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Those who provide services within closed or relatively closed settings to persons at high risk (e.g., crew on a ship).
Others
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People who provide essential community services.
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People in direct contact during culling operations with poultry infected with avian influenza.
Who should not receive the vaccine?
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People who have had an anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose of influenza vaccine; or
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People who have had an anaphylactic reaction to any of the vaccine components, with the exception of egg.