This year, it’s important to get the flu vaccine and to get it early, in advance of the peak flu season, to protect yourself and your family from the flu!
No prescription is needed for a flu vaccine, almost everyone is eligible. For many it is covered by insurance and it is no cost or low cost.
The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot, people who have the shot usually have a much milder case if they do catch the flu. You cannot catch the flu from the vaccine.
Benefits from the flu vaccination includes preventing:
- millions of illnesses each year
- tens of thousands of hospitalizations
- and many thousands of deaths.
Learn More about the Flu
Don’t delay, get your flu shot today! The flu vaccine is now available at many clinics, doctor’s offices and pharmacies.
Not sure where to go? Get your vaccine with one of our 2020 partners:
Fight the Flu 2020 launch partners
- Stop & Shop
- Walgreens
- The Safe Center LI
- The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network)
- First Baptist Church Westbury
- Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hospital
- Island Harvest