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Flu Vaccines Available for Patients
Partners in Health is now administering the 2011-12 seasonal influenza vaccine. For 2011-12, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that ALL persons age 6 months and older receive the seasonal vaccine, as long as there is no medical contra-indication against it. One of the components of the trivalent seasonal vaccine will be effective against the 2009 H1N1 virus. Most people receiving the vaccine will require only one flu shot for the 2011-12 flu season. (Children 8 years of age and younger who have never received the vaccine before may need 2 doses of the seasonal vaccine). Because the influenza season is unpredictable, and peak flu activity can occur any time between October and the end of March, the CDC is recommending that seasonal immunization against the flu begin earlier this year than in previous years. The vaccine requires about two weeks to develop full immunity in the body and provides protection against the three most common strains of the flu for about 12 months. Deliveries of flu vaccine throughout the U.S. have already begun, and the CDC recommends that we begin administering the flu vaccine as soon as we receive it. At PIH, we have begun administration of the flu vaccine to patients already scheduled for routine appointments or blood work and at our Flu Shot Clinics. Watch this website for information about clinic dates and times, or call the Flu Shot Hotline at 812-532-3650 for a recorded message. What you should know about the flu and getting a flu shot. Click here. Payment and insurance information about your flu shot. Click here. To view the content at the above links in PDF format or download a PDF file wit the content ... Click here. |