COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – September and October are the recommended months for flu shots and the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is reminding you that it is time to fight flu.
Kali Nichols is the agency’s Director of Personal Health and Disease Prevention. She says, “An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against flu. Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone ages six months and up. It is an important preventative tool for people with chronic health conditions, and has also been shown to be life-saving for children who get the flu. Vaccinating pregnant women helps protect them from flu illness and hospitalization, and has been shown to help protect the baby from flu infection for several months after birth.”
Experts says getting a flu vaccine every year is important because flu viruses are constantly changing, so flu vaccines may be updated from one season to the next to protect against the viruses that research suggests will be common during the upcoming flu season. While some people who are vaccinated still get sick, flu vaccination has been shown to reduce severity of illness and reduced incidence of hospitalization. If you have questions or need to make an appointment, stop by your local pharmacy, call your Primary Care Provider office, or contact Your Local Health Department.
The Community Health Agency have immunization clinics in Branch County on Mondays, in St. Joseph County on Tuesdays and in Hillsdale County on Wednesdays.
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