Flu Vaccine

The flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older get a flu vaccine annually.

Each year an average of 20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of flu complications. Severe flu complications are most common in children younger than 2 years old.

The single best way to protect your children from the flu is to get them vaccinated each year.

Please call the office at 941-761-0663 to make an appointment for your child’s flu shot.

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