Flu shot

The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended annually (each year) for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza virus infection.</P> This includes: > >Everyone age 65 or more; >People with chronic diseases of the heart; >People with chronic diseases of the lung; >People with chronic diseases of the kidneys; >People with diabetes; >People with immunosuppression; >People with severe forms of anemia; >Residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities; >Children and teenagers receiving long-term aspirin therapy (who may therefore be at risk for developing Reye syndrome after an influenza virus infection); >Women who will be in the second or third trimester of pregnancy during the influenza season; >People in close or frequent contact with anyone at high risk, including: >Physicians, nurses, and other personnel in both hospital and outpatient-care settings; >Employees of nursing homes and chronic-care facilities who have contact with patients or residents; >Providers of home care to persons at high risk (e.g., visiting nurses and volunteer workers); and >Household members (including children) of persons in high-risk groups.</LI></UL> People with an allergy to eggs should not receive influenza vaccine.