POLICY BRIEF SEPTEMBER 2012 MEDICAID EXPANSION & THE ACA: ISSUES FOR THE HCH COMMUNITY 5 Suggested Citation for this Policy Brief: National Health Care for the Homeless Council. (September 2012.) Medicaid Expansion & the HCH Community: (Author: Barbara DiPietro, Director of Policy.) Available at: http://www.nhchc ...
August: A great time to get vaccinated. Vaccines protect you all year round, but August is a great time to get vaccinated. In August, as summer winds down, itâs a good time for you and your family to make plans to get the flu vaccine. The vaccine usually becomes available in mid- to late-August.
Influenza vaccination was added to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule in 2004. It is recommended that children, adolescents, and adults receive the seasonal influenza vaccine each year after six months of age; the inactivated vaccine is recommended for those age six months and older.A live, attenuated vaccine is available for those more than two years old and under age 50.ew strains of influenza viruses appear frequently, and previous infection with a different strain does not guarantee immunity against future infection. This is one reason why the antigens in the seasonal flu vaccine usually change each yearâto try to protect against whichever flu strains are currently circulating.