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FLU SHOTS / INFLUENZA VACCINATION
The Broadmoor Medical Clinic can offer your employees cost-effective flu vaccinations at our Colorado Springs location. We can also provide on-site Flu Shot Clinics if you have a request for 20 or more employees. Please contact our clinic @ 719-527-1728 or download a Flu Shot Request Form and upon completion fax return to 719-527-1749.
Epidemics of influenza typically occur during the winter months in temperate regions and have been responsible for an average of approximately 36,000 deaths/year in the United States during 1990–1999. Influenza viruses also can cause pandemics, during which rates of illness and death from influenza-related complications can increase worldwide. Influenza viruses cause disease among all age groups. Rates of infection are highest among children, but rates of serious illness and death are highest among persons aged > 65 years, children aged <2 years, and persons of any age who have medical conditions that place them at increased risk for complications from influenza.
Influenza vaccination is the primary method for preventing influenza and its severe complications.
The text provided here is taken directly from Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (MMWR 29 July 2005;54[RR08]:1-40).
More information about the Influenza Vaccine (pdf)
For Detailed Information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/