As of September 2010
The Center of Disease Control (CDC) has recommended that everyone ages six months and older get their vaccine as soon as it is available.
Q: Do I need an appointment to get the Vaccine?
A: No appointment is necessary. Please drop by any of our four clinics between 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday-Friday. For your convenience, our office located at 3033 SE Monroe Street in Milwaukie is also available for drop-in flu shots on Saturdays from 8:00am-3:00am.
Q: How can I obtain additional information?
A: Northwest Primary Care Flu hotline: 503.353.1280, and check back frequently to this web site. Center of Disease Control, (CDC) H1N1 hotline: (800) 232-4636 or visit the website at: www.cdc.gov/flu.
Q: Why are you giving the flu shots so early this year?
A: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends clinics begin providing vaccination against the seasonal flu as soon as they receive the vacccine.
Q: How much will it cost?
A: Most insurance companies will cover the cost of the flu shot. If you are not sure, you can contact the number listed on your insurance card to ask. If you do not have insurance, Northwest Primary Care charges $29.00 for the Seasonal Flu vaccination.
Q: Who should get the flu shot?
A: The CDC recommended that everyone ages six months and older get vaccinated.
Q: Is there anyone who should not get the flu shot?
A: There are a few groups of people who should not get a flu shot:
Q: Can I get the flu from the flu shot?
A: No. The flu shot is created from an inactivated (dead) flu virus. While it will not cause you to get the flu, the most common side effects are redness/soreness at the injection site, low-grade fever and minor aches. There is also a nasal spray vaccine available (FluMist®), made from a weakened live virus, which may cause mild flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, fever and headaches.
Q: Why don't you offer the inhaled nasal vaccine?
A: FluMist® is only recommended for healthy people age 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant. More than half of the patients we treat do not fit into this category.
The Center of Disease Control (CDC) has recommended that everyone ages six months and older get their vaccine as soon as it is available.
Q: Do I need an appointment to get the Vaccine?
A: No appointment is necessary. Please drop by any of our four clinics between 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday-Friday. For your convenience, our office located at 3033 SE Monroe Street in Milwaukie is also available for drop-in flu shots on Saturdays from 8:00am-3:00am.
Q: How can I obtain additional information?
A: Northwest Primary Care Flu hotline: 503.353.1280, and check back frequently to this web site. Center of Disease Control, (CDC) H1N1 hotline: (800) 232-4636 or visit the website at: www.cdc.gov/flu.
Q: Why are you giving the flu shots so early this year?
A: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends clinics begin providing vaccination against the seasonal flu as soon as they receive the vacccine.
Q: How much will it cost?
A: Most insurance companies will cover the cost of the flu shot. If you are not sure, you can contact the number listed on your insurance card to ask. If you do not have insurance, Northwest Primary Care charges $29.00 for the Seasonal Flu vaccination.
Q: Who should get the flu shot?
A: The CDC recommended that everyone ages six months and older get vaccinated.
Q: Is there anyone who should not get the flu shot?
A: There are a few groups of people who should not get a flu shot:
- People with severe chicken egg allergies (flu vaccine is grown in chicken eggs)
- People who have had a severe reaction to the flu vaccine in the past
- People who developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome within 6 weeks of getting the flu vaccine in the past
- Infants younger than 6 months old (the vaccine has not been tested in this age group)
- People who have a moderate to severe illness WITH a fever should wait until their symptoms are better to get their flu shot
Q: Can I get the flu from the flu shot?
A: No. The flu shot is created from an inactivated (dead) flu virus. While it will not cause you to get the flu, the most common side effects are redness/soreness at the injection site, low-grade fever and minor aches. There is also a nasal spray vaccine available (FluMist®), made from a weakened live virus, which may cause mild flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, fever and headaches.
Q: Why don't you offer the inhaled nasal vaccine?
A: FluMist® is only recommended for healthy people age 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant. More than half of the patients we treat do not fit into this category.