CDC/ACIP Influenza Vaccine Recommendations • Everyone aged 6 months and older is recommended to have annual influenza vaccination. • Use a licensed vaccine according to age and health status. Every vaccine has age restrictions. • High-risk patients and their caregivers are utmost priority. • In case of limited vaccine supply, the priority must be given to; - Children (6 to 59 months) - Adults (50 years or older) - Patients with underlying chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic, hematologic, metabolic, renal, metabolic and neurologic diseases. - Immunocompromised individuals - Pregnant women (Nasal spray flu vaccine is not recommended) - Children and adolescents (aged 6 months through 18 years) receiving aspirin- or salicylate-containing medications who might be at risk for Reye syndrome associated with influenza - People residing at nursing homes - Obese individuals (BMI 40 or greater) Influenza Vaccine Options • Flu shots (comes with a needle and injected in arm) • Nasal spray flu vaccine (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)) • Quadrivalent flu vaccine (provides protection against 4 influenza viruses) • Flu vaccination by jet injector (for people aged 18-64 years) • High-dose flu vaccine (for people older than 65 years) • Adjuvanted vaccine (for people older than 65 years) • Cell-based flu vaccines (grown in mammalian cells instead of a hen’s) • Recombinant flu vaccines (does not require egg-grown vaccine virus) Best time to get vaccinated is 2 weeks before flu season. It takes 2 weeks for your body to produce anti-bodies.