·	5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;

·	more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and;

·	about 36,000 people die from flu.

·	fever (usually high)

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headache

·	extreme tiredness

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dry cough

·	sore throat  runny or stuffy nose

·	muscle aches

·	Stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, also can occur but are more common in children than adults

·	The "flu shot" – an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

·	The nasal-spray flu vaccine – a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu (sometimes called LAIV for “Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”). LAIV is approved for use in healthy people 5 years to 49 years of age who are not pregnant.

·	People 65 years and older;

·	People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that house those with long-term illnesses;

·	Adults and children 6 months and older with chronic heart or lung conditions, including asthma;

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Adults and children 6 months and older who needed regular medical care or were in a hospital during the previous year because of a metabolic disease (like diabetes), chronic kidney disease, or weakened immune system (including immune system problems caused by medicines or by infection with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV/AIDS]);

·	Children 6 months to 18 years of age who are on long-term aspirin therapy. (Children given aspirin while they have influenza are at risk of Reye syndrome.);

·	Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;

·	All children 6 to 23 months of age;

·	People with any condition that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions (that is, a condition that makes it hard to breathe or swallow, such as brain injury or disease, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other nerve or muscle disorders.)

·	people aged 65 years and older, with and without chronic health conditions

·	residents of long-term care facilities

·	people aged 2–64 years with chronic health conditions

·	children aged 6–23 months

·	pregnant women

·	health-care personnel who provide direct patient care

·	household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age

·	People who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs.

·	People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past.

·	People who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine previously.

·	Children less than 6 months of age (influenza vaccine is not approved for use in this age group).

·	People who have a moderate or severe illness with a fever should wait to get vaccinated until their symptoms lessen.