The Best Time To Get Your 2022 Flu Shot, According To A Vaccine Expert
2 years, 7 months ago

The Best Time To Get Your 2022 Flu Shot, According To A Vaccine Expert

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VioletaStoimenova via Getty Images It's officially flu season. The flu kills tens of thousands of people every year ― the CDC noted that it has caused “12,000-52,000 deaths annually between 2010 and 2020.” Below, a vaccine expert shares when to get your flu shot this year and why it’s important to get the jab. “I tell people, ‘don’t necessarily get it for yourself, get it for your grandmother or your grandfather.’” Fly View Productions via Getty Images It's important to get a flu shot whether you're at risk for severe infection or not. But, even if you don’t get your flu shot right away, it’s still important to get your shot eventually. It’s perfectly safe to get your flu shot at the same time as your new COVID booster, Johansson said.

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Associated Press  

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Daily Mail  

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1 year, 6 months ago

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LA Times  

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LA Times  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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LOADING ERROR LOADING In the United States, an estimated 9 to 41 million people are infected each year with influenza, commonly known as the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If you were infected with the flu earlier, you likely have one of the four influenza strains circulating this season,” said Dr. Marie-Louise Landry, a professor …

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LA Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Daily Mail  

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Associated Press  

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The Independent  

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LOADING ERROR LOADING There’s a new COVID-19 booster shot available that provides better protection against the variants that are currently circulating. The official guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that vaccinated people can wait two months after a COVID shot to get their booster. For those who were recently sick with COVID, though, both Ogbuagu and …

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LA Times  

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Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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CNN  

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Photo Agnes Elisabeth Szucs via Getty Images Can you get a COVID booster and flu vaccine at the same time? Yes, you can get a flu shot and a COVID vaccine at the same time If you’re eligible for a COVID vaccine, you can absolutely get one at the same time that you get the flu vaccine, according to the …

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NPR  

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Al Jazeera  

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When should I get a flu shot, and can I get it on the same day as the COVID vaccine?
4 years ago

When should I get a flu shot, and can I get it on the same day as the COVID vaccine?

ABC  

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Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
4 years, 5 months ago

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Associated Press  

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5 Flu And COVID-19 Myths People Need To Stop Believing
4 years, 5 months ago

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When's The Best Time To Get A Flu Shot During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Summer’s nearly over, and unfortunately, we are still very much in the throes of a pandemic. Here’s when infectious disease specialists and primary care physicians advise you to get your flu shot and what else you need to know about the double threat of flu and the coronavirus. “With the flu vaccine, you probably get about six …

When should I get the flu vaccine, and does coronavirus change things?
5 years ago

When should I get the flu vaccine, and does coronavirus change things?

ABC  

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Flu shot: This season’s offers ‘substantial protection’ in a season tough on children
5 years, 1 month ago

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CNN  

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When is the best time to get your flu shot?
5 years, 11 months ago

When is the best time to get your flu shot?

ABC  

When most of us get the flu, we spend three or four days on the couch feeling miserable, then we bounce back pretty quickly. Protection often will have begun to wane four or five months later, so getting vaccinated in mid to late May, or even early June, will give you better protection at the height of the flu season. …

This year’s flu vaccine effective against top influenza strains
6 years, 1 month ago

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Salon  

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Will Getting The Flu Shot Actually Make You Sick?
6 years, 5 months ago

Will Getting The Flu Shot Actually Make You Sick?

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Let us give it to you straight: Yes, you should probably get that flu shot you’ve been putting off. “Getting a flu shot is one of the most important things that we can do to protect ourselves and those around us,” said Deborah Yokoe, a professor of clinical medicine and medical director of the University of California, …

Flu vaccine 2018: Do you need it and when should you get it?
6 years, 11 months ago

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ABC  

It's nearly time to roll up your sleeve, brace yourself for a small prick, and hope the nurse or doctor offers you a lollypop for your troubles. This includes: Pregnant women People aged 65 years and older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged six months to five years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and older …

FluMist set to return for next flu season
7 years, 1 month ago

FluMist set to return for next flu season

CNN  

Story highlights FluMist is recommended for the 2018-19 season for healthy, non-pregnant people between ages 2 and 49 It was not recommended for the past two seasons CNN — Flu vaccinations may become painless again. However, a 2015-16 influenza vaccine effectiveness study found FluMist to be overall 46% effective – with zero effectiveness against one strain of flu – compared …

No, it’s not too late to get a flu shot
7 years, 2 months ago

No, it’s not too late to get a flu shot

LA Times  

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Flu recovery: Here’s what to do
7 years, 3 months ago

Flu recovery: Here’s what to do

CNN  

Story highlights Widespread flu activity has been reported in 49 states You can infect others from one day before you get sick to seven days after symptoms begin CNN — Flu season is well underway across the United States. When to see a health care provider immediately The CDC recommends people at high risk for complications from the flu be …

I Never Get The Flu, So Why Do I Need A Flu Shot?
7 years, 4 months ago

I Never Get The Flu, So Why Do I Need A Flu Shot?

Huff Post  

Brian S. Koll, MD Recently retired as Executive Medical Director for Infection Prevention and Control, Mount Sinai Health System The seasonal flu is a contagious illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the respiratory tract. But flu viruses mutate every year, so even if you did not get last season’s virus, you may still succumb to this season’s. Anyone who …

Getting a flu shot? It may be better to wait
8 years, 6 months ago

Getting a flu shot? It may be better to wait

CNN  

Story highlights Marketing for flu shots has become almost year-round It's unclear how long protection lasts, and flu season peaks in mid-winter Experts say an early vaccination is still better than none at all The pharmacy chain pitches started in August: Come in and get your flu shot. “It’s a way to get people into the store to buy other …

Yes, It Is Possible To Get Your Flu Shot Too Soon
8 years, 6 months ago

Yes, It Is Possible To Get Your Flu Shot Too Soon

NPR  

Yes, It Is Possible To Get Your Flu Shot Too Soon Enlarge this image toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Darron Cummings/AP The pitches from pharmacy chains started in August: Come in and get your flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises physicians that it's safe to make flu shots available to all age groups whenever the vaccine becomes …

Early Flu Season Hits Hard
12 years, 2 months ago

Early Flu Season Hits Hard

ABC News  

The flu is back and with a vengeance. Hitting the U.S. unusually early and hard this year, the flu season has officially arrived and it won't be departing any time soon. If you're young and healthy, the flu may just make you feel lousy for a week or two, miss some work, and spread the infection to some of your …

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