{"id":26757,"date":"2019-10-01T09:40:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=26757"},"modified":"2023-06-23T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:49:15","slug":"doctors-say-dont-delay-get-your-flu-shot-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/doctors-say-dont-delay-get-your-flu-shot-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors say: Don&#8217;t delay, get your flu shot today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">By Jessica Ennis for UCHealth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u2018Tis the season for relishing the crisp air, cheering on favorite football teams and sipping pumpkin spice lattes. But there\u2019s one more fall ritual that should be on the top of your list; the advent of autumn means it\u2019s time to push up the sleeve of your cozy sweater and get your flu shot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26874\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26874 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny.webp\" alt=\"A nurse gives a woman a flu shot as she turns away and cringes\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/04125825\/New-flu-pic-tiny-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCHealth physicians recommend that patients do not delay getting a flu shot. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">This year\u2019s flu vaccines have arrived and UCHealth locations are stocked and caregivers have already begun administering them. Drs. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Amanpreet Dulai<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Janis Sethness<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">, who both specialize in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-primary-care-clinic-yosemite\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">UCHealth Primary Care \u2013 Yosemite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">, say no one should delay protecting themselves from the flu this year. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cIt\u2019s a good idea to go ahead and get the flu shot as soon as it\u2019s available to you,\u201d Dr. Dulai says. \u201cNot only can the flu virus make you very sick &#8212; and even kill &#8212; it takes about two weeks after you receive the vaccine for your body to build up the antibodies to fight it.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26759\" style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26759\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092506\/Amanpreet-Dulai.webp\" alt=\"Dr. Amanpreet Dulai recommends that people do not delay getting a flu shot.\" width=\"182\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092506\/Amanpreet-Dulai.webp 182w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092506\/Amanpreet-Dulai-109x150.webp 109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Amanpreet Dulai recommends that people don&#8217;t delay getting a flu shot. Photo: UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dulai adds there\u2019s already been a few cases of the flu reported, so if you have to wait for any reason, try to get your shot before you start hearing reports of it becoming prevalent in your community. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Infants and children<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">It\u2019s particularly important for infants and young children to get a flu shot as soon as possible because they are more vulnerable to developing serious complications from the flu, Sethness says. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cInfants can\u2019t get a flu vaccine until they are 6 months old. If your child is receiving the flu vaccine for the first time, they have to get another shot four weeks later,\u201d she says. \u201cThe first one provides little to no protection &#8212; it just primes their body &#8212; so it\u2019s really important to return for the second shot in order to build up those flu-fighting antibodies.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Caregivers (including pregnant women) and anyone who lives with or regularly interacts with infants too young to receive the flu shot should not delay receiving the vaccination. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The elderly, and anyone else with a weakened immune system, should also make the flu shot a priority, Dulai says.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26760\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26760\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092710\/Janis-Sethness.webp\" alt=\"Dr. Janis Sethness says people should get a flu shot early in the flu season.\" width=\"189\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092710\/Janis-Sethness.webp 189w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/01092710\/Janis-Sethness-113x150.webp 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Janis Sethness says getting a flu shot early provides protection from the flu. Photo: UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cAnyone age 65 or older should receive the \u2018high dose vaccine,\u2019 which contains four times more antigens than the regular vaccine,\u201d Dulai says. \u201cYour provider should automatically do this, but you can ask for the high dose to make sure.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">While both doctors agree that the sooner you get the flu shot, the better, the most important thing is checking it off your preventative health to-do list.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cFlu seasons run really long, so regardless of when you get the flu shot, it\u2019s always a smart idea to protect yourself,\u201d Sethness says. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Current patients of UCHealth can make a same-day nurse appointment to receive the flu shot or come to one of our many convenient flu clinics. It\u2019s easy to schedule an appointment using the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/access-my-health-connection\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">My Health Connection patient portal or the UCHealth app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">. 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