This year it is more important then ever to get your flu shot. With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting our communities, it is critical to keep your immune system strong and protect yourself from the flu virus. The flu shot not only reduces your risk of illness, but can prevent hospitalizations and deaths.
Getting a flu shot also helps conserve potentially scarce health care resources during this pandemic.
Flu season begins in the early fall and ends in the spring, peaking between December and February. It’s best to get vaccinated before flu season starts.
For more information on flu vaccine coverage for Martin's Point health plan members and offerings for patients, refer to plan-specific and health care center resources.
Research shows very mild illness shouldn’t impact the flu vaccine.
But, if you have any sort of symptoms associated with COVID-19, you should wait to get your vaccine to avoid exposing others in the clinic to the virus.
*According to the CDC
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