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Your throat's scratchy and you're starting to cough. You're pretty sure you have a fever and your body's starting to ache. Is it a cold or could it be the onset of the dreaded flu?
Although flu can circulate year-round, typically flu viruses are spread most commonly in fall and winter. Each year, activity varies with different strains making their way around the U.S..
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 80,000 people, including 180 children, died from the flu and related complications during the 2017-2018 season — the highest number since 1976 when the data was first published salwa herbal.
Although it's still early, here's a look at what we might have in store for the 2018-2019 flu season, according to the according to the CDC.
When should you get your flu vaccine this year?
The CDC tells doctors they can vaccinate patients as soon as the flu vaccine becomes available. But it's key to get the vaccine before the onset of flu season, which typically starts around October and can run as late as May. Because it takes about two weeks for antibodies that protect against the flu to develop in your body after you get the vaccine, the CDC recommends getting the vaccine by the end of October. Children who need two doses of flu vaccine should start the process sooner because those doses typically need to be given four weeks apart.
That doesn't mean you're too late if your annual physical is in November or later. In the past, peak flu season activity has typically occurred in January or later, so getting a flu vaccine later than October can still help protect you. Who should get the flu vaccine?
Almost everyone 6 months and older should get the flu vaccine, recommends the CDC. It's available as a flu shot and a nasal flu spray. For the 2018 to 2019 season, there's no recommendation for the shot over the spray for most people. The flu mist is approved for people who are age 2 through 49 and who aren't pregnant. People with certain medical conditions, such as a weakened immune system, should not opt for the spray vitamale.
The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the flu vaccine for children 6 months and older. The AAP recommends the flu shot over the flu spray for children "because it has provided the most consistent protection against all strains of the flu virus in recent years." For children who otherwise wouldn't get the flu shot (if they refuse to get one or if their pediatrician's office runs out), then the nasal flu spray is an option.
The National Institutes of Health also suggests that children 6 months to 8 years old take two vaccines doses in a flu season. Their study observed children in five states and found that those who only took one vaccine dose had a twofold increase of contracting the flu compared to children who took two doses. The CDC recommends that children who take two doses should receive the second dose four weeks after the first dose, and the AAP recommends two doses for children in the same age range if it's their first ever flu vaccination.
Can you get the flu vaccine if you are allergic to eggs?
Most flu vaccines are made from viruses grown in fertilized chicken eggs. This is why you may be asked if you have an egg allergy before getting a flu shot. And that's why, in the past, people with egg allergies have been cautioned to avoid the flu shot obat ejakulasi dini permanen.
But the CDC clarified that people who have only had hives when exposed to eggs "can get any licensed flu vaccine that is otherwise appropriate for their age and health." People who've had more serious symptoms after egg exposure — such as respiratory distress or lightheadedness — can still get the flu vaccine. But they should get it in a medical setting (such as a hospital, clinic or a doctor's office) where they can be supervised by a health care provider who can recognize and manage a severe allergic condition.
