Which Vaccine to get????

Which Vaccine To Get?
Groups Recommended to Receive the H1N1 Vaccine

Population groups recommended to receive the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine include:

Persons from 6 months to 24 years old;

Persons age 25 to 64 who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from flu;

Pregnant women;

Persons who come in contact with children younger than 6 months, such as caregivers, and;

Health care and emergency medical services personnel.

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Groups Recommended to Receive a Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Population groups recommended to receive the 2009 seasonal flu vaccine include:

People 50 years of age or older;

Children age 6 months up through 18;

People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions;

Pregnant women;

People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities;

Caregivers of persons at high risk for complications from flu; and heath-care workers.

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention