Flu Shot Appointments
Be wise, immunize! Childhood should be simple, and whenever possible, free of illness. Flu vaccinations are the safest, easiest ways to protect your kids. It does not cause the flu and it helps keep kids and parents from getting sick. Getting the flu is far worse than having a cold and can make a person sick for a week or more.
What is new this flu season?
- Flu vaccines have been updated to better match circulating flu viruses.
- Any licensed, age-appropriate flu vaccines are recommended.
- The nasal spray flu vaccine (LAIV) is again a vaccine option. Ask your health care provider about what vaccine is right for you.
- Getting a flu vaccine is an essential part of protecting your health and your family’s health this season.
Fight flu this season by getting your flu vaccine and encouraging others to protect themselves and their loved ones by doing the same. Join the conversation on social media with the hashtag #FightFlu.
Vaccine fact and fiction
There's so much misinformation on the Internet and television about the dangers and risks of immunizations, that it can be hard for a parent to separate the facts from the fears.
Here at Cook Children's, we're very concerned about the rise in preventable diseases, and even more concerned about the risks they pose to babies, kids, teens and adults. So, to clear up some of the confusion, and to help you make wise decisions, here are the basic facts you need to know about immunizations.
Here at Cook Children's we follow the same guidelines that we recommend to our patients and their families.
- Vaccines save lives
- Vaccines are safe
- Vaccines protect those that cannot be vaccinated
- We vaccinate our own kids