Sentences with phrase «gotten flu shots»

The researchers also examined blood samples from 90 healthy people who had gotten flu shots in 2012 and 2013.

Getting a flu shot increases the probability that the germs you're sharing aren't as deadly.

This means that getting a flu shot substantially increases the probability that you won't get sick.

With the 2017 flu season just around the corner, you've probably already started getting inundated with reminders to get your flu shot.

That means football fans hoping to join in the festivities in Minnesota may want to participate from their couches, rather than face the germ - infested crowds if they still haven't gotten a flu shot.

It's not too late to get a flu shot to protect yourself this year, but note that the vaccine takes about two weeks to be effective.

While Americans are pretty bad at getting their flu shots, public health experts tout their efficacy.

The flu is terrible this year and because the flu shot isn't very effective this year, there's a chance you'll get it even if you did the responsible thing and get your flu shot.

(That's really important, since the CDC says that babies shouldn't get flu shots until they're at least 6 months old.)

Anyone not already immunized should get a flu shot despite the lateness of the season, because «some protection is better than none,» one of the officials told a news briefing.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) even released a statement about the miscarriage study, saying that all pregnant women should still get the flu shot.

Another caveat: It is still possible to contract the flu after getting a flu shot since the vaccine you receive may not protect against all strains.

These locations are usually far less expensive than getting a flu shot at the doctor's office, especially if you don't have health insurance.

Your insurance may cover the cost of getting a flu shot at convenient retail locations like CVS, Walgreens, Costco, Rite Aid, and others.

And while the ideal time to get a flu shot is in the fall, you can still get the flu vaccine, often times for free, at retail clinics like CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, and Costco.

You get a flu shot?

Did you get a flu shot last year?

Furthermore, Evolution isn't something scientist disagree on, I mean why get a flu shot every year if there was no such thing.

If you ever got a flu shot, or antibiotic then you've benefitted from evolution science, so stop being a hypocrite.

I'm hoping and praying it passes your family by - break out the hand sanitizer and get those flu shots!

Get the flu shot, people.

I'm getting my flu shot next week and I'm not looking forward to it.

I know I should get a flu shot, but they hurt my shoulder so bad!

I hope your head feels better and whatnot... I have yet to get the flu shot and it's kind of low on my priority list... merp.

I had to get the flu shot for work last Friday and it's had me all of out of sorts ever since.

That is, if you get the flu shot, your chances of dying during flu season are cut in half.

The statistic invariably cited by the people who harangue you about getting a flu shot every fall is that it reduces mortality by 50 percent.

Learn how to prevent your baby from catching the flu and how getting a flu shot protects you and — your baby.

Infants and younger toddlers should usually get their flu shot in the anterolateral part of their thigh muscle, while older children and teens should get it in their upper arm — in the deltoid muscle.

Right now, I'm trying to figure out the best time to get my flu shot.

You'll want to make sure you're up to date on your immunizations, as well as get a flu shot each year.

Prevention: Getting a flu shot each year is the best way to protect yourself and is something to consider for both you and your partner before getting pregnant.

Making sure your child gets a flu shot every fall is the single best way to protect your child from the flu.

If you have any concerns about what is safe and what isn't while you're breastfeeding — for example, is it safe to get the flu shot during pregnancy or take birth control pills while nursing?

The CDC and AAP recommend that nearly everyone age 6 months and older get a flu shot as soon as influenza vaccines are available each fall, ideally by the end of October.

In fact, since you're spending most of your time around a newborn, you absolutely should get a flu shot.

If you dread the idea of taking your child to the doctor's office to get a flu shot and the tears, kicking, and screaming that goes along with it, think about the alternative — taking care of a very sick child, or worse, spending time at their bedside at the hospital.

With both of my pregnancies so far, I chose not to get the flu shot and was lucky enough not to get sick.

However, I would be remiss to not acknowledge the risks of any decision I make for myself and my baby (whether that be to home birth, or to get an epidural, or to get the flu shot while pregnant or breastfeeding (or ever), or to, or to, or to...).

In addition, you can minimize days missed by practicing healthy living, making sure your child gets a flu shot, and reminding your tween to practice good hygiene at school, such as washing his or her hands frequently, etc..

Babies younger than 6 months old are at most risk because they're too young to get a flu shot, and babies with the flu can suffer serious complications.

Research has found that babies born to women vaccinated against flu had a 70 percent lower risk of getting the flu before 6 months of age than infants born to moms who didn't get a flu shot.

Getting the flu shot during pregnancy also protects newborns.

If that statement confuses you, just remember that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long recommended that «household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age» should get a flu shot each year.

They don't care that vaccines are 80 % effective in individuals and the protection of the cocoon effect outweighs the small risk of individual bad reactions, because some woman on Baby Bump got the flu shot during pregnancy and her daughter has developmental delays and she thinks it might have something to do with the vaccine.

If your child is under age nine and it's her first time getting the flu shot, she should have a second dose in four weeks.

Get your flu shot.

The CDC and AAP recommend that nearly everyone age 6 months and older get a flu shot as soon as vaccines are available each fall, ideally by the end of October.

Children over the age of 6 months should get a flu shot every year to prevent the flu.

Babies under the age of 6 months can not get a flu shot.