Protect Yourself and Your Family
Your best defense against influenza (flu) is to get vaccinated. Across the country, hundreds of millions of people have gotten the flu vaccine safely for decades.
It’s an effective way to keep you, your family and your community from getting sick.
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Why Get Vaccinated?
在美国，每年有5%到20%的人感染流感。流感的痛苦会持续数天，有些症状会持续数周。流感还会削弱你的免疫系统，导致致命的继发性感染。
这种疫苗可以防止严重的流感并发症，包括住院和死亡。它还可以减轻症状的严重程度，缩短患病时间。
You can’t spread something you don’t have, so you’re also protecting your family and community from infection.
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Flu Vaccine Myths
The flu vaccine can give you the flu.这种疫苗不可能感染流感，因为它使用的是死亡或不活跃的流感毒株。你可能会有轻微的类似流感的副作用，但你不会感染真正的病毒。
The flu isn’t a serious illness.每年有成千上万的美国人死于流感并发症。虽然流感本身不会致人死亡，但它会降低你对抗其他潜在致命感染的能力。
你可能会对疫苗产生严重的反应。It’s very rare to have a serious reaction. These reactions often happen within minutes or hours of getting the vaccine, so if you do have a reaction, you’ll likely be near medical experts who can treat you.
Healthy people don’t need vaccines.Just as you still wear your seatbelt even if you’ve never been in a car accident, you should still get vaccinated.
Influenza is the same as the stomach flu.流感病毒是一种呼吸道疾病，会引起发烧、发冷、咳嗽和疲劳，这与肠胃流感(又称肠胃炎)的症状不同。
COVID-19 and the Flu
This year, it’s especially important to get your flu vaccination. Sanford Health and other health systems will be handling two circulating viruses this fall: influenza and COVID-19. Stop the spread of these diseases by getting vaccinated.
Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Do you have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?Compare the symptoms.
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Flu Vaccine FAQ
What is the flu vaccine?
Vaccines use an inactive or weakened strain of the flu virus. Introducing this strain will teach your immune system to create antibodies that can target a live flu infection if you’re exposed later.
疫苗不包含会让你生病的流感病毒。美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)仔细研究每一种新疫苗，以确保其安全性。
流感疫苗有什么副作用?
Side effects can include:
- Aches
- Low-grade fever
- Mild flu-like symptoms
- Soreness localized to the area you received a shot
谁应该接种流感疫苗?
根据疾病控制与预防中心的说法，每个6个月及以上的人都应该在每年秋天接种疫苗。
These groups should prioritize getting vaccinated because they’re at an increased risk of serious flu complications:
- Children.The flu can be life-threatening to children.
- Pregnant women.Getting the vaccine protects pregnant women from serious flu complications and passes on antibodies to their babies.Learn more.
- 65岁及以上的人。Most flu hospitalizations and deaths occur in patients age 65 and older.Learn more.
我应该什么时候打流感疫苗?
Flu season occurs annually from November to April with most doctor visits and hospitalizations occurring from late December to early March. Stay protected and get the vaccine as early as it is available, usually in September or October.
流感疫苗的效果如何?
流感疫苗每年可以预防数百万流感疾病和就医。当疫苗与传播的病毒匹配良好时，它们可以将患病风险降低约40%至60%。
没有100%有效的疫苗，但疫苗可能会减轻病情的严重程度和持续时间。
Vaccines have also been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death among vulnerable populations.
Vaccines don’t contain a form of the flu that can make you sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carefully studies each new vaccine to guarantee its safety.
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- Aches
- Low-grade fever
- Mild flu-like symptoms
- Soreness localized to the area you received a shot
According to the CDC, everyone age 6 months and older should get vaccinated every fall.
These groups should prioritize getting vaccinated because they’re at an increased risk of serious flu complications:
- Children. The flu can be life-threatening to children.
- Pregnant women. Getting the vaccine protects pregnant women from serious flu complications and passes on antibodies to their babies. Learn more.
- People 65 and older. Most flu hospitalizations and deaths occur in patients age 65 and older. Learn more.
Flu season occurs annually from November to April with most doctor visits and hospitalizations occurring from late December to early March. Stay protected and get the vaccine as early as it is available, usually in September or October.
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What types of flu vaccines are available?
Different types include:
- Flu shotsdelivered with a needle
- Nasal spray flu vaccines
- High-dose flu vaccines, which contain four times the amount of antigen and are specifically for people age 65 and older
流感疫苗要多少钱?
Flu vaccinations are typically covered by insurance. They are usually offered at no cost to patients.
How should I prepare for my flu vaccination?
Face masks are still required in health care settings. Please make sure you bring and properly wear a face mask to your flu vaccination appointment.
儿童和成人在上臂肌肉注射流感疫苗。确保你的衣服是短袖的，或者袖子容易卷起。
婴幼儿在大腿上部肌肉注射流感疫苗。考虑给婴儿和蹒跚学步的孩子穿一套容易接触大腿的衣服。
- Flu shots delivered with a needle
- Nasal spray flu vaccines
- High-dose flu vaccines, which contain four times the amount of antigen and are specifically for people age 65 and older
Flu vaccinations are typically covered by insurance. They are usually offered at no cost to patients.
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Flu shots are given in the upper arm muscle for young children and adults. Make sure your outfit is short-sleeved or has sleeves that are easy to roll up.
Infants and toddlers receive their flu shot in the upper thigh muscle. Consider dressing infants and toddlers in an outfit where the thigh is easily accessible.
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What is the flu?
The flu is a virus that targets the nose, throat and lungs. It can cause:
- Fever
- Chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Extreme fatigue
- Vomiting (in children)
These symptoms can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The flu can also weaken your immune system, making you more vulnerable to other infections. These secondary infections make the flu potentially life-threatening to young children, older adults, people with chronic health conditions and pregnant women. In an average year, the flu leads to thousands of deaths nationwide and many more hospitalizations.
流感疫苗能预防COVID-19吗?
The flu vaccine will not prevent COVID-19. Get a COVID-19 vaccination to protect yourself against that illness.
我可以同时接种流感疫苗和COVID-19疫苗吗?
Yes. You can receive the COVID-19 vaccine and your annual flu shot at the same appointment.
Is it safe to get a flu vaccine during the pandemic?
Yes. Getting vaccinated is the best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family. We’re offering flu and COVID-19 vaccines at convenient locations and events.
- Fever
- Chills
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Extreme fatigue
- Vomiting (in children)
These symptoms can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
The flu can also weaken your immune system, making you more vulnerable to other infections. These secondary infections make the flu potentially life-threatening to young children, older adults, people with chronic health conditions and pregnant women. In an average year, the flu leads to thousands of deaths nationwide and many more hospitalizations.
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The flu vaccine will not prevent COVID-19. Get a COVID-19 vaccination to protect yourself against that illness.
Schedule Your COVID-19 Vaccination
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