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To protect yourself from the flu and stop its spread, you need a flu vaccine. Learn what it is and when to get it to help keep your family well. The flu shot is a form of the vaccine that you get in your arm. Some years, you can get it as a nasal spray instead. Flu vaccines...
To receive a free (public) flu vaccine at the pharmacy you must be: 5 years of age and older If you do not have a validSaskatchewan Health Card, please contact the pharmacy for help booking your appointment. Non-residents are eligible for free public flu vaccines. ...
Those who have missed the flu shot can still get the vaccine during an outbreak. However, the best method of prevention is to get the shot prior to the flu season. For more travel information, check the CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Information, Influenza (Flu...
Fluzone® QuadrivalentInfluenza Vaccine Please read this information sheet before getting Fluzone Quadrivalent. This summary is not intended to take the place of talking with your healthcare provider. If you have questions or would like more information, please talk with your healthcare provider....
First inactivated influenza vaccine was mono-valent (influenza A) [196]. In 1942, a bi-valent vaccine was produced after discovering the influenza B virus. It was later identified that the influenza viruses mutate, leading to antigenic changes [197]. WHO has published annual recommendations since...
The nasal-spray flu vaccine is often referred to asLAIV(Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine). Unlike the flu shot, it uses a live but weakened version of the virus. Like the shot, it contains three different flu strains. When the LAIV is sprayed into the nose, it works much like the injec...
Patient Information Sheet Fluzone® High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Please read this information sheet before getting Fluzone High-Dose vaccine. This summary is not intended to take the place of talking with your healthcare provider. If you have questions or would like more information, please talk...
2004-05 Flu Vaccine Supply Information, CDC, October 15, 2004. American Lung Association Flu Fact Sheet, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, April 2004. General Information on Avian Influenza, CDC. Influenza: The Disease, CDC, December 30, 2003. Key Facts About the Flu, CDC...
Public health experts agree that the highest priority is to develop a “universal vaccine” that confers immunity against virtually all influenza viruses likely to infect humans (see “How to Stop a Lethal Virus”). Without such a vaccine, if a new pandemic virus surfaces, we will have to pr...