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Getting a flu vaccine this fall can reduce your risk of getting flu and help save scarce medical resources needed to care for people with COVID-19. It’s important for everyone to do their part to stay healthy this flu season. Prevent the spread of flu and other respiratory illnesses:

• Mask Up: Cover your nose and mouth with a mask when out in public.
• Lather Up: Wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
• Sleeve Up: Roll up your sleeve to get a flu shot.

The more people vaccinated against flu, the more people protected from flu. Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/protect-your-health.html

Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season. Flu vaccine can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, hospitalizations and has been shown to be life-saving. Fight flu and get vaccinated today! Learn more:  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccinations.htm

A 2018 study showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients were 59% less likely to be admitted to the ICU than those who had not been vaccinated. Protect yourself and your loved ones from flu and its potentially serious complications. Learn more about the benefits of flu vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm

A 2018 study showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients were 59% less likely to be admitted to the ICU than those who had not been vaccinated. Protect yourself and your loved ones from flu and its potentially serious complications. Learn more about the benefits of flu vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm

Flu vaccine is the best way to protect your child and family from potentially serious complications from flu. A new CDC study finds that among children ages 6 months through 17 years, flu vaccination reduced risk of being hospitalized for flu by 41% and risk of having a flu-related emergency department visit by half during the 2018-19 flu season. Schedule an appointment for your child’s flu vaccine today. ​https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm

A new CDC study that looked at more than 80,000 U.S. adults hospitalized with flu from 2010 through 2018 found that sudden heart complications had occurred in one out of every eight patients. Get a flu vaccine to reduce the risk of flu complications including sudden onset of cardiac disease: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/protect-your-health.html

Most people who get sick with flu will have mild illness, however, flu can make chronic health problems worse. Flu vaccine is the best protection from flu and its potentially serious complications. Find out what groups of people are at high risk for complications: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm

Did you know? Flu viruses are thought to spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze, or talk and can spread up to others up to 6 feet away. Learn more about how flu spreads: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm

The best way to prevent flu is to get vaccinated, but healthy habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like flu. Learn more about how healthy habits help prevent flu: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm