Flu Priority Shot
Are you eligible to get a flu priority shot?
A flu priority shot is something that many people
are eligible for but many of them don’t realize it. Most people
should get the flu shot each year in order to stay healthy
throughout the flu season but some people are able to get the flu
shot earlier than everyone else and these people are eligible for
what is known as the flu priority shot.
The flu priority shot is what health care workers
and some other people in the public can get. If you are able to get
the flu priority shot you will have until October 24 to get the flu
priority shot before anyone else can get their flu shot. The flu
priority shot is the same flu shot as the regular one, the
“priority” part of the flu priority shot is only referring to that
fact that these people can get their shot first thus ensuring that
they get it at all.
 The flu shot goes fast and that is why they have
set up the flu priority shot program, to make sure that those who
really need to get the flu shot get it while it is still available.
If you are 65 or older you may be eligible to get
the flu priority shot each year as long as you do not have any
chronic health conditions that would make this dangerous to your
health. And if you live in a long-term care facility you will also
be able to get the flu priority shot every year.
There are others who are eligible for the flu
priority shot and they are as follows:
Those who are over two and under 64 can and should
get the flu priority shot if they have health conditions that would
make the flu very dangerous to them.
Smaller children who are 6 months to 23 months of
age should get the flu priority shot because they can be in danger
from the flu each year as well.
All pregnant women should get the flu priority
shot to keep them and their babies safe from the flu and its side
effects.
Anyone who is in the health care field and who
comes into contact with the patients are eligible for the flu
priority shot and in some cases they actually have to get the flu
priority shot or they will not be allowed to continue working.
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