The flu has already reached Duval County. Now is the time to protect your family. The Duval County Health Department offers free flu vaccines to children 18 years and younger. You do not have to have insurance to receive the shots for free.
The vaccine protects against serious illness, preventing a child from having to be hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say while flu seasons vary in severity, thousands of children are hospitalized each year for complications related to infection.
While it is rare for a child to die from flu complications, it has happened. According to the CDC, since 2004, the number of deaths each year ranged from 37 to 199 children. Eighty percent of those children were not vaccinated.“My message to my parents is that vaccinations are very safe,” explained Dr. Akilah Pope, a pediatrician and the medical executive director of the Duval County Health Department. “They’re very effective.
“Anybody under the age of 8, I would probably say are more vulnerable,” Pope said, adding that serious flu infections can lead to pneumonia.
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