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.
1 CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older get a seasonal flu vaccine. 2  Keep in mind that vaccination is especially important for certain people who are high risk or who are in close contact with high risk persons. The quadrivalent flu vaccine protects against four flu viruses; two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses. 2  The following quadrivalent flu vaccines are: 3  a standard dose quadrivalent shot. 4  One brand is approved for people 6 months and older while others are approved for those 3 years and older.