Everyone aged 6 mos and older is advised to get an annual flu shot (with very rare exception)

Flu vaccination during pregnancy helps protect the pregnant person, as well as the infant for several months after birth

People aged 65 and older should ask for a high-dose or adjuvanted vaccine, specially formulated for this age group

You can safely and effectively get the flu shot at the same time as other vaccines

September, October or November is typically the best time to get your flu shot

Flu vaccines do not prevent all cases of the flu, but they do reduce the severity of illness in people exposed to the flu virus

Flu vaccines are proven to safely reduce the burden of flu illness, medical visits for flu, hospitalization and death

Flu vaccines cannot give you a cold or the flu