Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Flu Shots Mobile AL Information

By Elaine Guthrie


There are many people who don't think that you generally get ill in the Spring and Summer months, and the only time a vaccine is needed is during high illness times. Thousands of people get colds and sicknesses in these off months than they do in the Winter and Fall, making it an ideal time to keep from getting it. Getting your flu shots Mobile AL residents are able to stave off the illness and keep from spreading it around.

Kids are constantly getting sick when new school years begin, so many parents are getting their families vaccinated early. Nobody wants to be stuck with sick little ones, or ones that are home for extended times because of passing it to siblings. By dealing with it now, you can help your kids avoid staying ill in the upcoming year.

If a new school is in your child's future for the following school year, think back to how many days he or she missed from being ill last year in a school and class they knew. If keeping them in class cost nothing more than a visit to the doctor and a tiny shot, isn't it worth doing now? Most of the pharmacies in the area have no wait time and can give them on site.

So for a year you wouldn't have to worry about this issue and could get the whole family protected. Now certain people need to see a doctor beforehand like elderly people and kids under the age of five as well as people with suppressed immune systems. But if this doesn't apply, why have you not done this yet?

Your pharmacist can give your injection, with short or no wait time and no office visit to pay for. Your child won't be scared they're going to see a doctor, you can do it at or after the grocery shopping and it's good for an entire year. There really isn't a down side to getting the season's worst foe dealt with now in Mobile, AL.

When you wait until the season is upon you to deal with it, sometimes you end up catching the virus anyhow and the injection was useless. It will not help for someone who is already ill, nor will it help someone that has already caught the virus and doesn't know yet. It will help those who are healthy and able to take the injection fight off the sickness before it starts.

These immunizations are not made of live diseases or illnesses, but dead ones that are introduced to your immune system. Then your system recognizes it as a threat and fights it off. So when it is introduced into your system again later, your body knows how to fight it off fast so you don't get sick.

IF there are concerns for you about vaccinations, see your physician. They can tell you what to do based on your medical record and how you are doing now. And if you don't have insurance coverage or can't afford the deductible, there are some free clinics locally that offer these at little or no cost.




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