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Flu Season 2011-12
Flu season is here, and it's time for everyone 6 months of age and older to get flu vaccine.

Have you received flu vaccine for this flu season? What about your family and friends? Coworkers? If not, why not? 

Did you know that the single best way to protect against the flu is to get flu vaccine every year?

According to the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seasonal flu vaccines protect against the three influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. The viruses in the vaccine can change each year based on international surveillance and scientists' estimations about which types and strains of viruses will circulate in a given year. About 2 weeks after vaccination, antibodies that provide protection against the influenza viruses in the vaccine develop in the body. Information specific to the 2011-2012 season, including the vaccine formulation, can be found at 2011-2012 Flu Season. 

Immunization Video PSA (click to play)!

Vaccines.gov: New Consumer-Based Immunization Information Website!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new website to help parents and other consumers learn about the most effective way to protect themselves and their children from infectious diseases and learn about immunization. Vaccines.gov brings together the best in federal resources on vaccine and immunizations to provide consumers with easy-to-understand health information specifically for their needs.