Annual Vaccination
Persons at increased risk for influenza-related complications: everyone of 65 years or older, children aged 0 – 23 months (influenza vaccination is possible in children of 6 months or older), pregnant women, and persons of any age with certain chronic medical conditions.
About Vaccination
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When and How
In the Northern hemisphere, the optimal time to get vaccinated is October-November (for countries in the Southern hemisphere April-May). Vaccination of children who are receiving vaccine for the first time should also begin in October because those children need a booster dose 1 month after the initial dose. The ‘influenza-season’ usually peaks in December and January.
