Get Your Flu Vaccine: Stay Healthy This Flu Season! Getting a
flu vaccine is the single best way to protect against the flu.
Flu vaccines are available now and you can get your vaccine at
many places including your local health department, vaccination
clinics, doctors’ offices, retail pharmacies, and some schools
and workplaces. Did You Know? Flu is unpredictable and can be
severe. - In the United States between 5% and 20% of the
population gets the flu each flu season; - It's estimated that
more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized from flu-
related complications on average each season, including 20,000
children younger than 5 years old; and - CDC estimates that flu-
associated deaths in the U.S. ranged from a low of about 3,000
to a high of about 49,000 people between 1976 and 2006. CDC
recommends a three-step approach to protect against the flu: -
Take time to get a flu vaccine; - Take everyday preventive
actions to stop the spread of germs (including frequent hand
washing and staying home when s