I GOT MY FLU SHOT! DID YOU?

SIMNSA Health Plan encourages our members to get vaccinated against the flu. Getting one and doing so in a timely manner, not only protects your health, but the health of everyone you come in contact with.

• SIMNSA and our team of nurses will be administering the Flu shot beginning Saturday October 23rd, at our CARPA on our Easy Park 3rd floor for our members who would like get the flu shot. Attached are member facing communication flyers.

• October and November are generally good times to be vaccinated against flu. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of November.

• There are many reasons to get an influenza (flu) vaccine each year. Flu vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against flu and its potentially serious complications.

• A flu vaccine is needed every year for two reasons. First, a person’s immune protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual flu vaccine is needed for optimal protection. Second, because flu viruses are constantly changing, the composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually, and vaccines are updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. For the best protection, everyone 6 months and older should get vaccinated annually.