Get your flu shot
Getting your yearly flu vaccine is one of the best ways to protect your health. Doctors recommend receiving the vaccine in early fall before flu season starts.* Flu shots are considered preventive care and are included with most plans for no additional cost.
The flu shot: Quick facts
Learn more about the vaccine and the impact of the flu virus.
Flu vaccination reduces the risk of adults having to go to the doctor with flu by 33% to 51%.†
People with heart disease have a six times greater risk of heart attack within seven days of a flu infection.#
People age 65 and older have a higher risk of complications from the seasonal flu. They account for a significant percentage of hospitalizations and deaths each year.‡
Diabetes patients are at six times greater risk of flu-related hospitalization and three times greater risk of flu-related death.∞
Flu shots are generally considered preventive care and are included in most plans at no extra cost.
Differences between a cold and the flu
Learn more about the flu shot
* “Who Needs a Flu Vaccine,” CDC, October 3, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines/vaccinations.html.
† Aaron M. Frutos, Ashley M. Price, Elizabeth Harker, et al., “Interim Estimates of 2023–24 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States,” CDC, February 29, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7308a3.htm.
‡ “Flu and People 65 Years and Older,” CDC, September 5, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/65over.htm.
# “Heart Disease and Flu,” National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), https://www.nfid.org/resource/heart-disease-and-flu/.
∞ “Facts About Diabetes And Flu,” NFID, November 7, 2019, https://www.nfid.org/facts-about-diabetes-and-flu/.
§ “About Common Cold,” CDC,” October 15, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/common-cold/about/index.html.
** “How Flu Spreads,” CDC, September 17, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spread/index.html.
†† “Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Safety,” CDC, December 20, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/vaccines/flu.html.
‡‡ “Flu Season,” CDC, October 28, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season.html.
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