Why get vaccinated?
Influenza (“flu”) is a serious disease. It is caused by a virus that spreads from infected persons to the nose or throat of others. Influenza can cause:
- fever
- sore throat
- chills
- cough
- headache
- muscle aches
Anyone can get influenza. Most people are ill with influenza for only a few days, but some get much sicker and may need to be hospitalized. Influenza causes an average of 36,000 deaths each year in the U.S., mostly among the elderly. Influenza vaccine can prevent influenza.
