Pediatric Clinic Flu Vaccine Drive Dec. 5

All Tricare beneficiaries (6 months - 17 years of age) are welcome to get their flu shots or FluMist at the 779th Medical Group Pediatric Clinic Flu Vaccine Drive on Saturday, Dec. 5. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Pediatric Clinic on Joint Base Andrews. The clinic is located at R108 Boston Road.

The seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. Traditional flu vaccines (called "trivalent" vaccines) are made to protect against three flu viruses; an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and an influenza B virus. In addition, there are flu vaccines made to protect against four flu viruses (called "quadrivalent" vaccines). These vaccines protect against the same three viruses as the trivalent vaccine and an additional B virus.
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