Flu Season Is Coming
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Flu vaccines are coming available soon in
private clinics and health units in Arkansas. Officials say the
vaccine should be plentiful this season, unlike last year when
there was a shortage.
Health experts say October and November are the best time to
receive a shot to be protected during the peak flu season of
December to March.
Flu shots are advised for children, six-months to 23-months-old,
and elderly people. The C-D-C urges shots for people with heart,
lung or kidney diseases, diabetes, asthma or illnesses that
suppress the immune system such as AIDS.
New this year is a vaccine that doesn`t have to be administered
with a syringe. However, the nasal spray form of the vaccine is
more expensive, Beets said, and is approved for use on people, ages
five to 49.
