Who is at risk?

While getting a flu vaccination and maintaining good health habits are the best ways to prevent getting the flu, there are still a number of groups classified as “high-risk” of getting the flu.

You are classified as high-risk if you fall under one of the following categories:

• 50 years of age or older
• A household contact of persons at increased risk of influenza-related complications
• Have a chronic medical condition such as: asthma, or another lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, blood disease
• Have immune system problems caused either by disease (e.g., HIV or lymphoma)
  or by medication (e.g., chemotherapy or radiation therapy)
• Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season
• A child or teenager, 6 months to 18 years of age, who is receiving long-term aspirin therapy (if under 18 years of age, see management at the clinic location for minimum age requirements)
• Healthcare workers