Help Ensure Patients Get Their Flu Vaccine by the End of October

October 2016

You'll get lots of questions about the 2016-2017 flu season.

All the flu vaccines will include some new strains this year.

When should patients be vaccinated? Expect your hospital to offer the flu vaccine now...to get patients vaccinated by the end of October. We now know the flu vaccine is usually effective for AT LEAST six to eight months.

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Help Ensure Patients Get Their Flu Vaccine by the End of October

Practical advice for a better career, with unlimited access to CE

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