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Getting your flu vaccine is more important than ever this year. Flu vaccine helps to protect you and your loved ones from flu and can also reduce the burden on hospitals and healthcare systems. Learn more about flu vaccine benefits:  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm

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 against flu and its potentially serious complications. Children younger than 5 years old, especially those younger than 2, are at high risk of developing serious flu-related complications. What parents need to know about flu and flu vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/parents.htm

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

Changes in the immune system, heart, and lungs during pregnancy make #pregnant women more prone to severe illness from #flu. Flu vaccine can be given safely during pregnancy and CDC recommends that pregnant women get vaccinated during any trimester of their pregnancy. Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/pregnant.htm

Adults 65 years and older are at high risk for developing serious complication from flu. In recent years, flu vaccines have reduced the risk of flu-associated hospitalizations among older adults by about 40%. Learn more about the different flu vaccines recommended for adults 65 years and older this season: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/65over.htm

Even when well-managed, diabetes places people at high risk of developing serious flu complications. Flu illness can also make it harder to control blood sugar. Getting a flu vaccine is the best protection against flu and its potentially serious complications for people with diabetes. Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/diabetes.htm

Among adults hospitalized with flu during the 2018-2019 flu season, about half had heart disease. If you have heart disease, or have had a stroke, it is especially important that you get a flu vaccine every flu season to protect against flu and its potentially serious complications. Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/heartdisease.htm

Asthma is the most common medical condition among children hospitalized with flu and one of the more common medical conditions among adults hospitalized with flu. Getting a flu vaccine every season is the best protection against flu. Learn more about flu and asthma: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/asthma.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