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Protect your health and that of your loved ones! Get your flu vaccination.

According to your province, several Jean Coutu affiliated pharmacies offer the possibility to meet with a nurse or a pharmacist to administer the flu vaccine on site.

WHY GET VACCINATED?

Although, seemingly innocuous, the flu is associated with serious complications and to numerous deaths each year.

The flu often includes stronger symptoms: extreme fatigue and weakness, fever and shivering, pain and muscle soreness, and general malaise. Additionally, it can lead to other complications (bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, otitis, etc.), which sometimes require hospitalization. In the most serious cases, it can lead to death.

WHO MUST BE VACCINATED?

The flu shot should be seriously considered for everybody over the age of six months, even those who travel to warm countries during winter.

However, it is particularly important to receive it if you are in one of the following groups:

People over the age of 60
Healthy, pregnant women in the second or third trimester
Pregnant women affected by certain chronic illnesses, regardless of the stage of pregnancy
Young children between the ages of 6 and 23 months
People taking care of a baby under the age of six months
People affected by certain chronic illnesses (heart or lung diseases, diabetes, kidney diseases, HIV, etc.)
People of all ages living in a reception centre or long-term care facility
Children or adolescents on long-term acetylsalicylic acid therapy
Healthcare workers, and
People who are in frequent contact with individuals with a high risk of complications

Under provincial programs, the flu shot is provided free of charge in certain vaccination centres for people who are particularly at risk.

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