The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a reminder to residents to get vaccinated against the flu, when flu activity is sporadic to protect before influenza activity becomes widespread within communities:
“Every year, I make the choice to vaccinate my family so that I can give them the best protection possible as we head into flu season,” said Veronica McNally, mother and founder of the Franny Strong Foundation and the I Vaccinate campaign. “I vaccinate to protect my children, my friends’ children who cannot be vaccinated because they are too young, and our loved ones who cannot receive the vaccine because their immune system is working hard to fight cancer or other illnesses.
“I’m grateful to everyone in our community who also chooses to vaccinate – and applaud those parents who have questions and are seeking out credible answers. I strongly encourage anyone with questions to visit IVaccinate.org to get answers to their questions about the flu vaccine that are grounded in scientific and medical research.”
I Vaccinate has answers for some of the most common questions about the flu vaccine, including:
- What is influenza (the flu)?
- Is the “stomach flu” different than influenza?
- How dangerous is the flu?
- Who should get a flu vaccine?
- How do I protect my child from the flu?
- When will flu activity begin and when will it peak?
- Will the flu vaccine give me or my child the flu?
- Is it better to get the flu vaccine or the flu?
- What about people who get a seasonal flu vaccine and still get sick with flu symptoms?
- What’s in the flu vaccine?
- What are the benefits of flu vaccination?
- If vaccines undergo years of studies, how is it that a new annual or pandemic flu shot comes out every year?
