Find a Flu Shot Near You!

Due to overwhelming demand, IHG no longer has flu shots available to patients at IHG.  However, there are many convenient locations across WNY that still have vaccines available.

Find a Flu Shot Near You 

Why get a flu shot?

CDC data show that the 2022-2023 influenza (flu) vaccines are a good match to protect against the current flu viruses.  The best way to lower the risk of flu and its complications is by getting vaccinated each year.  Getting a flu shot can also help protect those around you from getting sick.  Certain people are at "high risk" of serious complications from seasonal influenza including:

• People 65 years and older
• Children younger than 5 years old
• Pregnant women
• People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions

Millions of people get flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized and thousands to tens of thousands of people die from flu-related causes every year.   Every flu season is different and it affects people in different ways.  Complications of flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.

An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against flu.  Vaccination has been shown to have many benefits including reducing the risk of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and even the risk of flu-related death in children. While some people who get a flu vaccine may still get sick, flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness.

Benefits of Flu Vaccination:

• Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu
• Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick
• Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization
• Flu vaccination is an important preventive tool for people with certain chronic health conditions.
• Flu vaccination helps protect pregnant people during and after pregnancy
• Flu vaccine can be lifesaving in children
• Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.

Have you gotten your flu shot?

Call Inspired Health Group and let us know! Your healthcare provider needs to know when and where you received the influenza vaccine. Keeping your health records up to date is an important aspect of your healthcare plan!