Greene County Public Health Reminds Everyone to Get a Flu Shot this Winter – Raccoon Valley Radio

With the influenza season in full swing, public health officials are still urging anyone who is eligible to get the vaccine.

Greene County Public Health Director Becky Wolf says the flu vaccine is available at several locations, including pharmacies, primary care physicians and at public health. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio about the flu vaccine and what it is designed to protect against.

Your vaccine for flu, its called quadrivalent. So its two Type A (Influenza) and two Type B (Influenza). Your Type B are more milder symptoms of influenza (and) Type A is pretty nasty.

Wolf talks about why it is important for eligible individuals to get a flu vaccine.

Were trying to create a community blanket of protection because we know there are certain people that cannot get the flu vaccine. So we want to create herd immunity and that means that we get as many people vaccinated as possible to blanket the people that cant get it.

Wolf reminds everyone it takes two weeks for the vaccine to take full effect. Call Greene County Public Health at 515-386-3228 to schedule an appointment to get a flu vaccine.

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