Advent Health Flu Shots

It depends on how well the vaccine matches with the circulating flu viruses as well as the health and age of the person getting the flu shot.

Advent health flu shots. Please see your primary care physician. You may know someone who has come down with the flu even after being vaccinated but that s not because the shot made them sick. The hospital system said it is ready to treat patients as flu season begins. The fact is the vaccine in flu shots is made with either inactivated viruses or no viruses whatsoever.

So getting a yearly shot helps protect yourself and those around you. Shots health news with the flu season looming public health officials urge nearly all americans over 6 months old to get immunized. And the flu virus changes every year. The flu shot is effective.

You may also see a very small number of our employees wearing protective face masks during the flu season. We have both flu test and covid 19 tests dr. And we look at co infections when people had the flu and they get pneumonia they get a bacterial pneumonia. When and where to get one amid the pandemic.

Adventhealth per guidelines from cdc and cms has recommended that i receive the flu vaccine to protect the community i serve. We are not able to provide a vaccination for those under 8 years of age pregnant or those with egg allergies or a history of guillain barre syndrome. The effectiveness of the vaccine varies from season to season. Tim hendrix says it can also improve outcomes in patients who come down with both the flu and coronavirus.

Join us sunday oct. Your local health department and the cdc may suggest additional precautions to reduce your risk of covid 19 or the flu such as practicing social distancing and keeping 6 feet 2 meters away from anyone outside your household. Adventhealth centra care medical director dr. 20 10 am to 2 pm for a free flu shot clinic sponsored by adventhealth south overland park for persons ages 8 and older while supplies last.

Pregnancy can put you at higher risk for getting the flu and put your unborn baby at risk too. According to the centers for disease control and prevention cdc getting a flu vaccine is the best protection against contracting and spreading the flu especially to our patients who may already be seriously ill. But these people are at an even higher risk of health problems from the flu. The flu shot is a good idea for just about everyone.

These face masks are being worn to protect these employees from the flu because they cannot receive the flu vaccine due to a valid medical or religious reason. Having two different viruses is never a good thing. Plus it s available at no cost to you. Influenza is a serious respiratory disease that kills thousands of people annually.

Those are people that end up in the hospital. You also may need to wear a cloth face mask when in public especially when it s hard to maintain distance. In 15 minutes we can differentiate what it is and get a good idea of if it is covid 19 or the flu adventhealth centra care plans to start offering flu vaccines in a few weeks. The flu vaccine can help reduce the strain on the healthcare system by limiting the number of influenza cases in hospitals.