We’ll be having two late afternoon flu vaccine clinics this week, by appointment only:
- Roswell office: Tuesday, November 3rdfrom 4 to 6 pm.
- Windward, Alpharetta office: Friday, November 6th from4 to 6 pm.
We have FluMist in stock at both locations, but because of a national shortage we are reserving mist for our patients only. Parents and grandparents are welcome to make reservations for the injected vaccine.
Please call either office Monday to set up your appointments.
More information about flu vaccines
Influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and up. It’s especially important for babies and anyone with conditions that make influenza more risky (like asthma, pregnancy, obesity, diabetes, or any chronic lung or heart disease.) People in contact with anyone in those special groups should consider getting their own vaccination a priority to help protect the people most at risk. Remember: you’re not just vaccinating to protect yourself and your family—the more we all get vaccinated, the better our entire communities are protected.
We have two kinds of influenza vaccines available for babies, children, and adults. Both are quadrivalent formulas that protect against four flu strains, and all of the flu vaccines we use are preservative-free.
- The traditional “flu shot” is appropriate for almost anyone 6 months of age or older.
- The “mist” vaccine is squirted into the nose. It’s only for people 2 years thru 49 years of age. To get the mist, you can’t have any kind of chronic lung or heart disease, and cannot have used asthma medicine in the last 12 months. The mist vaccine is not approved during pregnancy. Because the mist is a live, cold-adapted vaccine, it is not good for people with serious immune problems or their family contacts.
Neither kind of flu vaccine can be given to people with severe egg allergies, and neither should be given during a serious illness. Mild egg allergies and mild illnesses (like a cold) are not contraindications to influenza vaccines.