The flu shot is a vaccination used to prevent the development of influenza, a viral infection, within treated patients. This vaccine is provided as an injection or shot within the upper arm and can be administered to patients over the age of 6...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommend vaccinating babies against the flu because babies, in particular, are at high risk for severe flu-related complications such as pneumonia and brain inflammation. While the flu...
According to the Food and Drug Administration, more than 40 percent of people who receive the flu shot experience side effects such as injection site pain, a low-grade fever, a cough or a runny nose. These symptoms are almost always mild and...
Flu symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), include fever, head and body aches, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and sometimes diarrhea and vomiting. Unfortunately, some of the same symptoms can follow...
Influenza, or the flu, is a viral illness that, as reported by FamilyDoctor.org, affects the nose, throat and lungs. About 10 to 20 percent of Americans are infected with the flu annually. The flu vaccine has been touted as the most-effective way...
In its "Take 3" Actions to Fight the Flu campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the No. 1 thing individuals can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
Two types of combined vaccines are given to provide tetanus immunization along with protection other specific bacterial infections. The first is the Td to protect against tetanus and diphtheria infection. The second is the Tdap, which protects...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza affects 5 to 20 percent of the American population each year. The CDC also says that getting a flu shot each year is your best bet for avoiding the flu. The flu shot contains...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting an annual seasonal flu vaccination is the first step you should take to reduce your risk of flu. However, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the flu...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists take time to get a flu vaccine as the number one thing individuals can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza affects 5 to 20 percent of the population each year. The best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated every year. The flu vaccine is available as an...
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...
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness spread through person to person contact. Those considered at high risk for developing the flu and flu-related complications include children, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals. Symptoms...
Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the influenza vaccine, or flu shot, unless there is a history of a severe allergic reaction to the shot, you have an egg allergy or you have a history of Guillian Barre Syndrome occurring after a flu...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends vaccination against influenza in children under five due to the higher risk of severe illness and complications in this group. For example, during the 2009-2010 flu season, the...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu can be especially serious in children younger than 2. Therefore, parents are urged to have their children vaccinated. Although no vaccine is available for infants younger than...
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...
The flu vaccine is a vaccination intended to prevent the seasonal flu. The flu is a highly contagious viral illness that is spread through person-to-person contact. On February 24, 2010 vaccine experts voted that everyone 6 months and older should...
Influenza immunizations, or flu vaccines, come in two forms. Although each type has its own typical side effects, these effects can overlap and may be different for different age groups. The classic flu vaccine, the flu shot, is grown in eggs from...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the first step toward reducing the risk of flu. In healthy adults, the flu shot may reduce...
The flu is a contagious respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu affects 5 to 20 percent of Americans and causes over 200,000 hospitalizations and 12,000...
An influenza vaccine, commonly referred to as a flu shot, is a dose of inactivated flu virus that can help prevent influenza. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, recommends that children, pregnant women, people over age 50 and people of all...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommend influenza vaccinations for almost everyone over the age of 6 months. Flu shots contain inactivated, or killed, forms of the three viruses the CDC expects to see in the general...
The common cold and the flu have many similar symptoms, but they are different conditions. According to FamilyDoctor.org, the symptoms that develop from a cold surface slowly, while the symptoms that develop from the flu typically appear suddenly...
Flu is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized for the flu and 36,000--mostly...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the number one thing people can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
The flu shot is an inactivated virus vaccine that is usually given in the arm for adults and children or the thigh with infants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a flu shot for anyone who wants to reduce the risk of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges Americans to get vaccinated against influenza as the first step toward protecting themselves from the disease. Even if the flu shot does not prevent you from getting the flu, it may reduce...
For the 2009-2010 flu season, the Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines, Fluria and Fluzone, for administration in infants six months and older. No vaccine is approved for administration in infants younger than six months. As with...
