CDC recommends that providers begin to offer seasonal influenza vaccination as soon as vaccine becomes available in the fall, but if you have not been vaccinated by Thanksgiving (or the end of November), it can still be protective to get vaccinated in December or later because influenza disease usually peaks in January or February most years, and disease can occur as late as May.
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CDC recommends that providers begin to offer seasonal influenza
vaccination as soon as vaccine becomes available in the fall, but
if you have not been vaccinated by Thanksgiving (or the end of
November), it can still be protective to get vaccinated...
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CDC recommends that providers begin to offer seasonal influenza vaccination as soon as vaccine becomes available in the fall, but if you have not been vaccinated by Thanksgiving (or the end of November), it can still be protective to get vaccinated in December or later because influenza disease usually peaks in January or February most years, and disease can occur as late as May.