The flu shot is an inactivated virus vaccine usually given in the arm for adults and children and the thigh for infants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting an annual flu shot can reduce your risk of getting...
Each year, approximately 3 to 5 million people throughout the world develop severe symptoms of the influenza, or flu, virus, according to the World Health Organization. People who develop the flu can experience fever, muscle aches, fatigue,...
Approximately 5 to 20 percent of people in the United States are infected with the influenza virus each year, according to 2010 information from MedlinePlus. Receiving a yearly flu shot can help prevent the development of uncomfortable flu...
Each year, approximately 30,000 to 40,000 people experience fatal medical complications following infection with influenza or the flu, FluFacts.com reports. Receiving a flu shot can help reduce a person's risk of developing this virus, which can...
For the 2010-2011 flu season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control published a fact sheet about inactivated influenza flu shots with the recommendation, "All people 6 months of age and older should get the vaccine." Manufactured with attenuated,...
Flu shots, more formally known as influenza vaccines, are made from inactivated viruses. The flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season contains a "killed" form of three strains of influenza virus, including the 2009 H1N1 strain of influenza A, a...
Administering the influenza vaccination to pregnant women has been a controversial practice within the medical profession. Most vaccinations have been strongly discouraged when it comes to giving it to pregnant women due to the associated...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu vaccine is effective in 70 to 90 percent of healthy adults under 65 years of age, providing that the flu strain matches the flu shot composition. The vaccine administered...
