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Cold and Flu

Flu Prevention

1. Wash your hands often. Frequent and thorough handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid illness. handwashing

2. Flu shots are important protection for the family.
The CDC recommends “all children from the ages of 6 months up to their 19th birthday get a flu vaccine every fall or winter (children getting a vaccine for the first time need two doses).

  • Flu shots can be given to children 6 months and older.
  • A nasal-spray vaccine can be given to healthy children 2 years and older (children under 5 years old who have had wheezing in the past year or any child with chronic health problems should get the flu shot).

You can protect your child by getting a flu vaccine for yourself too. Also encourage your child’s close contacts to get a flu vaccine. This is very important if your child is younger than 5 or has a chronic health problem like asthma (breathing disease) or diabetes (high blood sugar levels).