Safe, effective vaccines like Fluvirin®, Fluzone® and Afluria® stop the spread of flu.
Flu seasons is upon us and getting the message out about the safety and efficacy of trusted flu vaccines like Fluvirin, Fluzone and Afluria is an essential part of public health education.
Flu seasons is upon us and getting the message out about the safety and efficacy of trusted flu vaccines like Fluvirin, Fluzone and Afluria is an essential part of public health education. Many people still avoid the flu shot because they have bought into the common myth that flu vaccine may cause the flu. Still others believe it is unnecessary to get vaccinated for the flu each year. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Prior to the availability of flu vaccines like Fluvirin, Fluzone, and Afluria the flu was frequently fatal; more World War I soldiers died from flu than from combat-related injuries. Today, nearly 40,000 people die from flu each year in the U.S., making it the leading vaccine-preventable illness.
For healthcare providers, offering trusted flu vaccines like Fluvirn, Fluzone and Afluria to their patients is foundational to a successful flu clinic. From the perspective of the provider, purchasing the vaccine from a safe, reliable source is the first step to getting communities vaccinated.
To make distribution of influenza vaccines like Fluvirin, Fluzone and Afluria easier, FFF Enterprises, Inc., the nation’s largest and most trusted influenza vaccine distributor, launched an innovative program titled MyFluVaccine (www.MyFluVaccine.com), now in its fourth year. Unlike the traditional influenza vaccine distribution system, MyFluVaccine gives healthcare providers the ability to choose the date they wish to receive their flu vaccine. In addition to its easy ordering portal, the MyFluVaccine website provides news, updates, resources and clinic planning tools.
For the 2010/11 flu season, The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted for “universal” flu vaccination in the U.S. to expand protection against the flu to more people; vaccine experts have determined that everyone six months and older should get a flu vaccine this season. Additionally, this season’s vaccine will protect against the 2009 H1N1 pandemic virus and two other flu viruses – good news for consumers and healthcare providers.
For most people, getting immunized against influenza is the easiest, safest and most effective way to reduce their risk of infection. The timely distribution and administration of beneficial vaccines such as Fluvirin, Fluzone and Afluria plays a critical role in helping healthcare providers and their patients halt the spread of flu.
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