Flu is most common during the months of December to March. It is in the span of these months that most people contract this disease. Although everyone is at risk of getting the disease yet, children and the elderly are the must vulnerable.
Due to the shortage of shots the American academy of Pediatrics along with ACIP has come up with a recommendation as who should get the flu vaccine.
Although every year the number of people recommended to get the shot increases this year the figures are the same as that of last years in many respects. The CDC has come up with the announcement that about 14.2 million doses of vaccine will be distributed over the next two months. These shots will be allocated through Aventis Pasteur contracts to high priority vaccine providers.
These high priority vaccine providers include hospital, private providers and nursing homes that care for the children. The greatest need of this vaccine is for children ranging from 2 months to around 2 years of age.
The immunity system of such infants is quite weak and these children are most susceptible of getting the flu. The children of this age group must be administered with the shots as now is the time when they are at highest risk.
Apart from children any body, young adults, elders or any other person with chronic illness such as heart or lung disease should get themselves vaccinated. Any person up to the age of 18 who is on aspirin therapy is also advised to take the shots.
According to most doctors the elderly and the infants are the biggest victim of flu. They are the ones who are at highest risk of getting the disease. According to the statistics the largest numbers of flu patients last year were kids below the age of 2 years.
Although the shots administered to kids provide the same protection as that to the adults but the amount of the vaccine differs. In case of infants half a dose suffices when compared to adults.
Any one undergoing treatment for any chronic illness is strictly advised to get him self immunized from flu. The main reason is that a patient takes a long time to recover from flu and in the meantime his existing illness also gets worse.
So it is important that such patents take care and avoid degrading their health condition by taking the flu shots.
Due to the shortage of shots the American academy of Pediatrics along with ACIP has come up with a recommendation as who should get the flu vaccine.
Although every year the number of people recommended to get the shot increases this year the figures are the same as that of last years in many respects. The CDC has come up with the announcement that about 14.2 million doses of vaccine will be distributed over the next two months. These shots will be allocated through Aventis Pasteur contracts to high priority vaccine providers.
These high priority vaccine providers include hospital, private providers and nursing homes that care for the children. The greatest need of this vaccine is for children ranging from 2 months to around 2 years of age.
The immunity system of such infants is quite weak and these children are most susceptible of getting the flu. The children of this age group must be administered with the shots as now is the time when they are at highest risk.
Apart from children any body, young adults, elders or any other person with chronic illness such as heart or lung disease should get themselves vaccinated. Any person up to the age of 18 who is on aspirin therapy is also advised to take the shots.
According to most doctors the elderly and the infants are the biggest victim of flu. They are the ones who are at highest risk of getting the disease. According to the statistics the largest numbers of flu patients last year were kids below the age of 2 years.
Although the shots administered to kids provide the same protection as that to the adults but the amount of the vaccine differs. In case of infants half a dose suffices when compared to adults.
Any one undergoing treatment for any chronic illness is strictly advised to get him self immunized from flu. The main reason is that a patient takes a long time to recover from flu and in the meantime his existing illness also gets worse.
So it is important that such patents take care and avoid degrading their health condition by taking the flu shots.
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