Are You At Risk?

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Anyone wishing to reduce his or her risk for influenza should ask a health care professional about receiving an annual vaccination. Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends annual influenza vaccination for the following groups:

  • All persons, including school-aged children, who want to reduce the risk of getting influenza or transmitting influenza to others
  • Children from 6 months up to 5 years of age
  • Pregnant women
  • People 50 years of age and older
  • People 6 months of age and older with a chronic medical condition (e.g., asthma, diabetes, hear disease), a weakened immune system (e.g., HIV/AIDS) or any condition that can compromise breathing (e.g., seizure disorders, severe cerebral palsy)
  • Household contacts and caregivers (parents, grandparents, siblings, babysitters) of anyone at high risk for complications, such as children younger than 6 months of age and people over 65 years of age
  • Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
  • Health care workers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Influenza Prevention and Treatment Guidelines

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