Please read the following information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the importance of getting a flu vaccine, especially now as we head into the heaviest part of the flu season. 

 

In summary:

• In 2012 -2013, flu vaccination prevented an estimated 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses.
• During the same time period, flue vaccination prevented an estimated 79,000 hospitalizations.
• As of November, 2013, only 40% of Americans six months and older have gotten a flu vaccine.
• Children aged six months through four years, and persons 65 and older are at highest risk for flu.

 

The Center for Disease Control urges unvaccinated Americans to get a flu vaccine.

 

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