Keeping up with your vaccinations
If you've seen a clinician in the past few months, you were probably reminded to get a flu shot. You should be vaccinated against the flu every year because the viruses that cause influenza — and the vaccines that protect you from those viruses — change from year to year. But there's more to staying current with your vaccinations than that.
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