Kentucky Department for Public Health officials are urging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination after the first culture-confirmed case of influenza was reported by the State Public Health Laboratory this week.
Annual influenza vaccinations are particularly recommended for: all children ages 6 months to 4 years of age; adults 65 or older; people ages 2-64 with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, cancer, asthma or diabetes; women who will be pregnant during flu season; residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities; children 6 months to 18 years old on chronic aspirin therapy; health care workers; household contacts of children less than 6 months old; and caregivers of people with medical conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications from the flu. Healthy individuals ages 50 to 64 are also strongly recommended to receive flu immunizations.
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