The high-risk people who should get the flu shot are:
all children aged 6–23 months;
adults aged 65 years and older;
persons aged 2–64 years with underlying chronic medical conditions;
all women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;
residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities;
children aged 6 months–18 years on chronic aspirin therapy;
health-care workers involved in direct patient care; and
out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged <6 months
Everyone else is supposed to be discouraged from getting a shot, but they cannot be refused the shot if they insist.
Info from the CDC
I'm going to try to get a shot or the intranasal vaccine (which cannot be given to most people in the high-risk group anyway). I have enough contact with young children and senior citizens that I feel I am justified.
Anyone else agree with me that maybe it would be a good idea to have more than two groups making the flu shot??
Hybrid Mode
