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Who Should Get a Flu Shot:

In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, certain people should get vaccinated each year. They are either people who are at high risk of having serious flu complications or people who live with or care for those at high risk for serious complications.
People who should get vaccinated each year are:

1. People at high risk for complications from the flu:

1. • People 65 years and older;
   • People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that house those with long-term illnesses;
   • Adults and children 6 months and older with chronic heart or lung conditions, including asthma;
   • Adults and children 6 months and older who needed regular medical care or were in a hospital during the previous year because of a metabolic disease (like diabetes), chronic kidney disease, or weakened immune system (including immune system problems caused by medicines or by infection with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV/AIDS]);
   • Children 6 months to 18 years of age who are on long-term aspirin therapy. (Children given aspirin while they have influenza are at risk of Reye syndrome.);
   • Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;
   • All children 6 to 23 months of age;
   • People with any condition that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions (that is, a condition that makes it hard to breathe or swallow, such as brain injury or disease, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other nerve or muscle disorders.)

   2. People 50 to 64 years of age and children 24-59 months of age. Vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine also is recommended for people 50-64 years of age and children 24-59 months of age because of an increased risk for influenza-associated clinic, emergency department, or hospital visits, particularly if they have a high-risk medical condition:

2. 3. People who can transmit flu to others at high risk for complications. Any person in close contact with someone in a high-risk group (see above) should get vaccinated. This includes all health-care workers, household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children 6 to 23 months of age, and close contacts of people 65 years and older.

Who shouldn't receive the influenza vaccine?
You should talk with a doctor before getting a flu shot if you:

• Ever had a serious allergic reaction to eggs or to a previous dose of influenza vaccine, or
• Have a history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).

If you have a fever or are severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled, you should probably wait until you recover before getting influenza vaccine. Talk to your doctor or nurse about whether to reschedule the vaccination.