The following is general information regarding the Influenza Vaccine for the 2001-2002 flu season. If you are an employer and would like to schedule flu vaccinations for your employees, please click here to go to the Corporate Sign-up Page. It is caused by a virus that spreads from infected persons to the nose or throat of others. Most people are ill with influenza for only a few days, but some get much sicker and may need to be hospitalized. Influenza causes thousands of deaths each year, mostly among the elderly.
Influenza vaccine can prevent influenza.
The viruses that cause influenza change often. Because of this, influenza vaccine is updated each year by replacing at least one of the vaccine viruses with a newer one. Protection develops about two weeks after the shot and may last up to a year. Women who will be past the third month of pregnancy during the influenza season. Physicians, nurses, family members, or anyone else coming in close contact with people at risk of serious influenza.