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It’s Flu Season! The Flu Ends With U.
Prevent the Spread of Flu:
Where to Find Flu Vaccine:
Influenza (flu) is a lung infection caused by the influenza virus. Flu is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Anyone can get sick from the flu and spread it to family and friends.
Flu vaccination is the best way to protect you and your family from the flu and its complications. This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Washington State Department of Health recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older be vaccinated against the flu.
Infants under 6 months are too young to be vaccinated. If you have a baby under 6 months, you can protect them by getting yourself, other children and family members in your household, and others who care for your baby vaccinated.
Getting vaccinated while you’re pregnant helps protect you and your unborn baby from getting the flu. It may even help protect your baby from the flu after birth.
Flu vaccine is safe and effective. Over the years, hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. have safely received flu vaccine. Flu vaccine provides protection that lasts throughout the flu season and getting a vaccine every year is the only way to be sure you are protected. This year’s flu vaccine is made the same way as past flu vaccine. It will protect against the H1N1 virus, as well as other viruses.
Learn more about the flu including symptoms, what to do if you or your child gets sick, and vaccination against flu. Visit www.flu.gov or http://www.doh.wa.gov/FluNews/default.htm
Get Vaccinated. Stop the Flu. The Flu Ends with U.
