flu vaccine for kids

The 2024-2025 flu season is rapidly approaching, and as parents, it’s crucial to stay informed about the latest flu vaccine updates, especially regarding our kids’ health. Children historically have the highest incidences of contracting the flu and can have severe complications from a flu infection.  As parents, it’s natural to be concerned about our children’s […]

Should I get the flu vaccine?  Yes, you should.  For the 2019-2020 season, the CDC estimates that the flu vaccine prevented 7 million illnesses, 3.4 million medical visits, 100,000 hospitalizations, and 7,100 deaths.  Does it work?  Yes, it does.  Does it prevent all possible strains of the flu?  No, it doesn’t. But it does prevent […]

As you probably know by now, COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can cause severe illness and even death in children (and adults)…just like influenza (flu).  And now that school is back in session and children are returning to some semblance of normalcy, it is critically important that parents and caregivers do everything […]

It is that time of the year again. Time to make the annual trek to the doctor’s office to help reduce the risk of getting the flu this season. Here are the top eleven answers to questions or concerns most parents have about the flu and the 2019/2020 flu vaccine.  Have there been cases of […]