Charlottesville Flu Update
Should You Be Vaccinated?
The Center for Disease Control is recommending flu shots for everyone over the age of 6 months. This especially applies to people with medical problems such as diabetes, asthma, lung disease, smokers, cardiac disease, the elderly and very young. By getting vaccinated, you can help stop the development of an epidemic before it starts.
Who Should Not Be Vaccinated?
You should not get the flu shot if you have an egg allergy or an acute temperature over 101 degrees farenheit.
How Effective Are Flu Shots?
Flu shots are 75% effective; however, they often help prevent the development of more severe illness.
Flu Vaccine Side Effects
Flu vaccine side effects vary. 30% of receipients may have muscle soreness at the site and 10% may have a mild flu like reaction.
Combination H1N1 and Regular Flu Vaccine Availability
The Charlottesville Wellness Center provides regular flu shots, which combine the H1N1 vaccine and regular flu vaccine, when available, for all ages. We plan to get flu vaccine in September of each year. Please call the Charlottesville Wellness Center to see if we have the current vaccine available. If we are out of stock, we can place you on a waiting list and contact you when our next shipment arrives. Call us at 434-977-3140.