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Get Your Flu Shot – Protect Yourself and Your Family

Influenza (flu) vaccination protects people from flu and flu complications. Pregnant people, young people, individuals 65 years and older, and people with chronic health conditions like asthma, heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes are at increased risk of serious complications from flu. Flu vaccination can protect both pregnant people and their babies from flu and flu-related complications. See the Figure below. CDC recommends everyone six months and older should get an annual flu vaccine. Do not delay. Get your flu shot and protect yourself and your family from flu and flu complications. The Institute for Population Health (IPH) has the flu vaccine available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment.

Fight Influenza – Get a Flu Vaccine

The three actions to take to fight influenza (flu) include getting a flu vaccine, taking preventive actions to reduce the spread of germs, and taking flu antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. See the Figure below. The yearly flu vaccination is the most important action to protect people from flu and its serious complications. Flu vaccination protects people from flu and reduces their risk of severe flu illness, hospitalization, and death. CDC recommends everyone six months and older should get an annual flu vaccine. Protect yourself and your family from flu and its serious complications. Get yourself and your family vaccinated. The Institute for Population Health (IPH) has the flu vaccine available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Protects Against Serious Illness

COVID-19 vaccination protects people against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. CDC recommends that people ages six months through four years get all COVID-19 primary series doses. People ages five and older should get all the primary series doses, and the booster recommended if eligible. People ages twelve years and older who have completed the COVID-19 primary series doses are encouraged to receive a single omicron bivalent booster dose at least two months following their last COVID-19 vaccine. See the Figure below. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and available. Protect yourself and your family from COVID-19. Get vaccinated and boosted. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 Monday – Friday to make an appointment for a COVID Vaccine. COVID vaccine is given on Monday and Tuesday (8:30 AM to 4:00 PM) at 9053 Woodward and Home visits by scheduled appointment on Thursday.

Protect Your Children – Immunizations and Vaccines Saves Lifes

Vaccination protects children from serious diseases like chicken pox, measles, influenza, whooping cough, and hepatitis B. Vaccinations prevented an estimated 936,000 early deaths, 8 million hospitalizations, and 419 million illnesses among children born from 1994-2018 in the United States. See the Figure below. CDC recommends children stay on track with routine vaccinations to help protect them from serious diseases like measles, whooping cough, influenza, hepatitis B, and chickenpox. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for ages six months and older. COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines may be administered on the same day. IPH provides vaccination according to the CDC’s Childhood Immunization Schedules. See the Figure below. Are your children up to date on their immunization? Vaccinate your children. Protect your children from serious diseases like chicken pox, measles, influenza, whooping cough, and hepatitis B. IPH has the vaccines available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for ages 6 months and older.