Get Your Fix By Needle or Nose... It's Flu Season Again

Well I just got back from getting my flu shot, which is just one more indication that it’s officially Cold and Flu season. I also have to make sure I get all my vitamins and nutrients so I build up my immune system for the winter ahead.

I was told at the Office, that there was a reformulated batch this year. Flu viruses constantly mutate, forcing health authorities to update the vaccine annually to try to counter the strains predicted to be circulating in the population. Two out of the Three strains they planned for last year didn’t match up well, so the vaccine protection was not as good as usual.

This year they changed all three, and are hoping for better results. So far the CDC advises that the Flu viruses circulating in the United States during the summer match those chosen for the vaccine. Those circulating in the southern hemisphere, whose flu season has already taken place, also match the vaccine.

This year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 85 percent of the population should be vaccinated beginning now with either a shot or a nasal spray. The influenza season is expected to peak in January and February,

This means that all children from 6 months up to their 19th birthday get vaccinated. And then in my age group, people 50 and older, pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses, health care workers and certain others.

One thing I did not realize was how many people die from the flu each year. Flu kills about 36,000 people and sends 200,000 into the hospital in the United States annually.

A record 143 million to 146 million doses of flu vaccine should be available this year. The CDC said about 141 million doses were produced in last winter's flu season, and 112 million were used. I just reduced that number by one, but I think there should be one left for you.

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