We recommend getting flu shots in Decatur at least once per year. Vaccines, such as flu shots in Decatur, help prevent specific strains of viruses and diseases from infecting your body or worsening your health conditions. Since influenza strains change more quickly than other diseases, flu shots change seasonally.
Some patients ask us whether this makes the flu vaccine less effective. The answer is an absolute no, as the main components of the vaccine don’t change, just the strain-dependent ones. Every time your body comes into contact with a virus, whether naturally or through an altered vaccine, your immune system creates antibodies. These proteins specifically target that virus strain so your body remembers how to protect itself in the future.