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Prevent Seasonal Flu
Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season has been published. Updates to this page are forthcoming.
The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get a flu vaccine every year. This page has resources to help answer your questions about flu vaccines.
If you are a health professional, please see Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources for Health Professionals.
Take Three Actions to Protect Against Flu
Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season, especially people at higher risk.
Take actions every day to help stop the spread of germs. Getting a flu vaccine is the most important.
There are prescription medications called “flu antiviral drugs” that can be used to treat flu illness.
Protect yourself and others from flu with these actions.
There are a lot of reasons to get a flu vaccine each year.
Everyone 6 month and older needs a flu vaccine every year.
Learn how flu vaccines are made to protect against the flu viruses mostly likely to be circulating during flu season.
Seasonal flu vaccine supply and distribution in the United States.
Key facts you need to know about flu vaccines.
Information on different types of flu vaccines.
Flu vaccines are among the safest medical products in use.
Why flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness & other misconceptions explained.
Good health habits can help protect against flu and stop the spread of germs.
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