The virus can be spread through the air when someone speaks, sneezes or coughs near you. Women who will be beyond the first trimester of pregnancy should get their flu shot. Pregnant women with medical conditions that increase their risk of complications should get vaccinated anytime. People 65 or older and those with chronic illnesses such a lung disease, heart disease, diabetes and asthma are at highest risk of complications of the flu, such as pneumonia. They need a flu shot and should also ask their health care provider about getting the pneumococcal vaccine.
Influenza is a bad disease with a good vaccine.
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