Flu
Help protect yourself and others from the flu by getting a yearly flu vaccine.
Help protect yourself and others from the flu by getting a yearly flu vaccine.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1 almost everyone age 6 months and up should get a flu vaccine, especially:
Flu season is here. There is a lot of misinformation out there about the flu, so I want to share some flu facts with you.
The best way to fight flu is to get your flu vaccine.
You can’t get the flu from the flu vaccine. The vaccine contains killed viruses that can’t make you sick with the illness.
The flu is transmitted through contaminated droplets that are coughed, sneezed, or otherwise sent into the air by someone who is infected. You can be infected—and infect others—with the flu for 24 hours before your own symptoms start.
Flu viruses can change over time to create different strains. What protected you last year may not be as effective this year. This is why you need a flu vaccine every year.
Almost everyone 6 months and older should get the vaccine every year as soon as the vaccine is available. This also protects infants and others who can’t get the vaccine themselves.
Learn what else you can do to protect yourself—and what to do if you get the flu—at Humana.com/FightFlu.
Don’t wait! Ask your doctor or your child’s doctor, if you have a child, for the flu vaccine today.
Through Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons®, you may be eligible to earn rewards for getting a flu vaccine. See how much you may be eligible to earn:
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