Flu Vaccine Recommendation

We'll I've got something for you to add to your to-do list for the week. It's time to get that flu shot. The centers for disease control and prevention recommends you get your flu shot now because it takes about 2 weeks after the vaccination for the protection to begin. Flu season can begin as early as October and one of the most common questions people asks is how bad is the season expected to be? CDC experts can't predict that, but the best protection is prevention. The CDC urges vaccines for everyone older than 6 months. People over 65 should get a two-dose series of a new vaccine, followed by another vaccine six months later. For the first time ever the CDC is recommending children between 2 and 8 get a flumist nasal spray vaccination instead of a shot if possible. The CDC expects 160 million doses of the flu vaccine to be produced for the influenza season.