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By Elaine Guthrie


A large portion of citizens think that you don't get sick until the cold months of Fall and Winter hit, so they don't need vaccines until then. But there are thousands who are sick in Spring and Summer months from the same illnesses, so you can definitely deal with these sicknesses at any time of year. But if you get your flu shots Mobile AL early, you can keep from seeing it spread back to your family later on.

Since kids spread this like wildfire throughout the schools, many parents are trying to get this dealt with before the next school year starts. Nobody wants to get stuck in the house with a couple of ill kids who consistently pass it back and forth in the family. Do your part now to keep the school and your home safe by getting the vaccination.

If a new school is in your child's future for the following school year, think back to how many days he or she missed from being ill last year in a school and class they knew. If keeping them in class cost nothing more than a visit to the doctor and a tiny shot, isn't it worth doing now? Most of the pharmacies in the area have no wait time and can give them on site.

So it would take little to no time at all to get your entire family vaccinated and there wouldn't be a need for it again until next year at this time. Of course there are exceptions such as the elderly and very young children under 5, who should get the advice of a doctor before taking it. But otherwise, what is really stopping you?

Pharmacists can give the shot, there is little or no wait, and no office visit charge to insurance. Kids don't go to the doctor so they're not scared, you get to do this maybe on the way home from the grocery so there's no additional trip and you get a year's worth of protection. There are no down sides to taking care of your seasonal illness needs early in Mobile, AL.

When you wait until the season is upon you to deal with it, sometimes you end up catching the virus anyhow and the injection was useless. It will not help for someone who is already ill, nor will it help someone that has already caught the virus and doesn't know yet. It will help those who are healthy and able to take the injection fight off the sickness before it starts.

The vaccines aren't made of anything live, but of dead illnesses that your body learns about. When put in your body, the immune system knows it's a risk and fights until the risk dies. Then when the risk is reintroduced later on, your body then remembers how to kill it fast so you stay healthy.

If there are issues you're concerned with, you should take this up with your physician. They can tell you what to do based on your history and current medical status. Also if you are unable to afford full priced vaccinations, free clinics in the area offer them at a free or reduced cost if you do not have insurance.




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