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Protect Your
Community.
Learn About Community Immunity.
Flu Facts
- An annual flu vaccine is the best way to fight the flu.
- Flu vaccine is safe and effective.
- Flu vaccine cannot cause the flu.
- CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older, get vaccinated against the flu every year, especially people who are at high risk.
- 2011 - 2012 flu season.
Find Flu Vaccine Near You
- Use the Flu Vaccine Finder to locate a provider near you. Cost for vaccine may vary by location.
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Flu vaccine is available through all of the traditional flu vaccine
providers which include:
- Your doctor or health care provider.
- Local pharmacies and grocery stores.
- Flu vaccine is available at Fairfax County Health Department clinics.
Flu Prevention
Learn how to fight the flu!
- Get an annual flu vaccine.
- Wash your hands.
- Cover your coughs and sneezes.
- Stay home when sick.
More from the CDC
Learn more from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
- Flu basics (signs, symptoms, etc.).
- Vaccine Information.
- More topics including:
- - Information for Specific Groups
- - Who Should Not be Vaccinated
- - Treatment/Antiviral Drugs
- - Information for Health Professionals
- - Flu Surveillance
Learn about Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
- Read more about caring for yourself and others and preparing for emergencies in Fairfax County's Preparedness Guide for the Fairfax Community
- Stay informed by visiting the CDC's pandemic influenza website.
- 2009 H1N1 Pandemic.
- Pandemic Influenza Frequently Asked Questions.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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