The flu is a common occurrence throughout the year, but the winter months poses the greatest risk for those who are more susceptible. The vaccination process against the common flu occurs throughout September and October. Our Flu Vaccination Service provides the flu vaccine, administered by our specially trained Pharmacists, to help prevent you from catching flu. The Flu Vaccination Service is suitable for most adults. If you are interested in receiving the service, our pharmacists will take you through a short series of questions to ensure that it is suitable before giving the vaccination. Lifelong immunity to the influenza virus is virtually impossible to achieve and therefore an annual vaccination is required to provide protection from the disease.
We offer the flu vaccine every year to help protect adults, the elderly, children, and those considered “high-risk” for flu and its complications. Several millions of people have been saved from catching the flu thanks to the efforts of community pharmacies like ourselves in the last few years. Flu is known to be more severe in certain groups, for example:
The flu vaccination service is a vital service to anyone in these high-risk groups and is more likely to develop potentially severe complications of flu, such as the secondary bacterial infection pneumonia that can affect the lungs, so it’s recommended that they have a flu vaccine every year during flu season to help protect them.
The flu vaccine is available at your doctor’s office but given their busy schedule may have you on a longer waiting list, we can help take off any additional stress involved regarding scheduling your flu vaccine – just visit our office and you’ll be taken care off. If you would like more information on our flu vaccination service before your visit, please don’t hesitate to contact us. For more information on the flu vaccination visit this link
(http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/prevention/flu-prevention/flu-facts.html)
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdowns, there has been a recently revision to the ‘at-risk’ category for 2021 and into 2022. For more information on the importance of flu vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can read more on from this link (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccinations.htm) on the subject.
The newly updated list of those eligible for a flu vaccination is as follows:
High Risk Group Includes people with certain medical conditions such as:
People who needs special consideration before getting the flu vaccine:
People who should talk to their health care provider before getting a flu shot:
After getting vaccinated, good health practices also act as a line of defense against the winter flu.
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