Science Based Vaccine Information

2019/2020 Influenza Information Fact Sheet
Where to get your flu shot:
High Risk Groups for 2019/2020 Influenza Season:
- Pregnant women;
- Young children under 5 years of age (especially those 2 years of age and younger);
- Children (age 6 months to 18 years) undergoing long periods of treatment with acetylsalicylic acid;
- Adults 65 years of age and older;
- Individuals of any age who reside in a nursing home or other chronic care facility;
- Individuals with underlying health conditions (e.g., cardiac/pulmonary disorders, renal disease, morbid obesity, anemia, neurologic or neurodevelopmental conditions, diabetes, cancer or weakened immune systems);
- Indigenous peoples;
- Health care workers;
- Household contacts of those at high risk;
- Persons who provide care to children under 5 years of age
- Workers in direct contact with poultry infected with avian influenza during culling operations;
- Persons who provide service within closed or relatively closed settings to people at high risk (e.g. crew on a ship)
- Persons who provide essential community services or care.
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