Search: when is flu season
Why: I woke up this morning with a brand new case of the Plague. I thought this only happened in the Fall (like last fall, when I hacked lung for 10 straight weeks).
Answer: "Flu season" is at its peak from November through April.
Source: Vaxa
The More You Know: When flu shots are low, only these people are priorities:
- Children between ages 6-23 months
- Adults aged 65+
- Individuals with chronic conditions aged 2-64
- All women who will be pregnant during the coming flu season
- Residents of nursing homes/long term facilities
- Children between 6 months to 18 years of age on chronic aspirin therapy
- Health care workers that work in direct patient care
- Household contacts/out-side caregivers of children under 6 months of age
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