FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – While there is disagreement among experts about the perfect time to get a flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control recommends getting vaccinated by the end of October.
Typically, the flu season in Kentucky begins in October or November.
Adequate supplies of flu vaccine are expected to be available this season.
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends flu vaccine for all persons six months of age and older.
Those strongly encouraged to get a flu shot are children age six through 59 months and their caregivers, women who are or will be pregnant during flu season, those age 50 or older, those with a body mass index of 40 or greater, anyone over six-months-old with chronic health problems and their caregivers, nursing home and long-term care facility residents, and Healthcare workers.