As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 42.9 million Americans had flu between October and the first week of May 2019. 61,200 people died from the flu or flu-related complications during the 2018-19 flu season, out of which at least 106 were children. CDC report says that nearly 20 million people had to see their doctor for flu-related symptoms, and 531,000 to 647,000 people were admitted to the hospital due to the seasonal virus. From 2017 fall to Spring of 2018, flu claimed nearly 80,000 lives including 183 children.^[1]

If you are not sure whether you have an allergy, cold or flu as their symptoms such as hoarseness, itchy eyes, irritability, headache, decreased sense of smell or postnasal drip may overlap, see a specialist who may conduct tests to decide the exact cause of your illness.

Nevertheless, you should get a flu shotat the beginning of each flu season usually in September or October, the flu shot is specifically created to protect against the strain of flu that is expected to be the most common in the upcoming season.

The following group of individuals are at higher risk of getting flu and should receive flu shots regularly:

• Young children (above 06 months)
• Asthma
• Pregnant women
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Kidney or liver disease
• People aged 65 and older

Flu vaccination is important not only for your health but it will also save your family, friends, and workplace from the flu as if you are infected you may inadvertently unleash its nasty stain to all you interact or stay with. A flu shot can help significantly reduce your odds of acquiring a severe case of flu and also protect you from all the circulating allergic strains during the season. A flu shot is the most effective way of preventing the flu.

A flu shot can have either inactivated viruses that can’t infect you, or it could be a recombinant one that is made without viruses. A three-component vaccine is usually administered to defend you against three types of flu viruses- influenza A (HINI), influenza A (H3N2) and influenza B. A four-component vaccine will protect you against an additional B virus in addition to these three. Your caregiver will decide to give you either three or four components vaccine depending upon your health condition, age, the extent of infection and the health of your immune system. As for the 2019-2020 flu season, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided that the flu shot will include two types of influenza A – HINI and H3N2 and one or two types of influenza B, as per the vaccination used for a specific flu allergy.  For adults over 65, higher doses of flu vaccination may be given as they have weakened immune system and higher doses are more effective for such older adults.

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References

https://www.sharecare.com/health/cold-and-flu/article/can-flu-shot-save-life