Flu Season is here - get your facts (and vaccine)!
4 FACTS ABOUT FLU VACCINES:
Vaccination has been shown to reduce the number of antibiotic prescriptions and hospitalizations [and related mortality] during periods of peak influenza activity
Effectiveness in preventing flu was 62 percent among those with no evidence of vaccination during the previous influenza season.
A study in adults found that flu vaccination was associated with a reduction in the rate of first acute myocardial infarction.
Fluzone high-dose was modestly more effective than standard-dose Fluzone.
EVERGREEN HAS HIGH DOSE FLU VACCINES ANDTAKES THE TIME TO EXPLAIN OTHER PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR REDUCING VIRAL MORBIDITY.