[header] How to avoid getting the flu in winter [title] Get the flu shot every year. [step] Every person over the age of 6 months should get a flu shot every year, usually in the early fall before flu season begins. There are a few different flu shots available, so ask your doctor or pharmacist which vaccine is right for you. 
Get your flu shot at a doctor's office, clinic, pharmacy, college health center, or even in some schools and workplaces. [substeps] Last year's shot won't protect you from this year's flu-get a shot every year.