Featured Article
October 16, 2008
Should you get a flu vaccination?
Vaccination
Please call your Family HealthServices clinic now to schedule an appointment. Several of our clinics will have special day and /or evening hours to accommodate busy life styles.
Some people at high risk for complications from influenza, including:
• Children aged 6 months to 18 years of age
• Pregnant women
• People 18 years of age and older
• People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
• People who live in nursing homes and other long term care facilities
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu
• Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
• Healthcare workers
Who Should NOT Get a Flu Shot
• Those who have ever had a severe allergic reaction to eggs or to a previous flu shot (example: anaphylaxis) after ingesting eggs or after receiving a previous dose of influenza vaccine or an influenza vaccine component.
• Those who have a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome (French Polio) within 6 weeks of a previous influenza vaccination.