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This web site addresses seasonal influenza

For more information regarding 2009 H1N1 flu, please visit: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/


Working Adults


Stay Healthy and Working

Getting a flu shot can help keep you healthy and productive. It can also keep influenza out of your home. By avoiding influenza at work, you’ll be less likely to pass it on to your children, spouse, parents, grandparents, or other loved ones.

In an average year, working adults in the US miss 70 million days of work due to influenza. Experts estimate that the flu could cost US workers as much as $10 billion in lost wages during the 2006-2007 influenza season.6

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months of age and older.1,2 This includes you and all of your coworkers.

Influenza vaccination typically begins in the fall and can continue through the spring. In many seasons, influenza virus activity doesn't peak until February or March, so vaccination any time throughout the entire flu season is beneficial and recommended.1

Other workers recommended for annual influenza vaccination are health-care professionals, who should receive the influenza vaccine to help protect not only themselves, but their patients. Many patients are at an increased risk for influenza and its related complications, so preventing the spread of influenza in a health-care setting is especially important. Unfortunately, only 44% of health-care professionals currently remember to get their annual flu shot.1

No matter where you work, vaccination is a safe and effective way to avoid influenza. Get your flu shot this and every year.

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