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Get vaccinated! Think You’re Not at Risk for Flu? You Might be Dead Wrong African Americans are more likely to have certain long-term health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease than other racial groups – and having these illnesses puts people at higher risk of getting life-threatening complications from the flu. But the good news is that you can take a simple step to protect yourself and your family from the flu by getting the flu vaccine each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a flu vaccine is the first and best way to guard against the flu. CDC now recommends that everyone six months and older get the flu vaccine every year. Although a yearly flu vaccine is important, vaccine coverage rates remain low in the U.S., particularly among African Americans. Why? Some people may have concerns about vaccine safety. It is important to know, however, that flu vaccines (both the shot and nasal spray) have excellent safety records. Also, they are closely watched for any possible side effects. The most common side effects reported are minor, and are far outweighed by the vaccine’s benefits. Millions of flu vaccines have been given safely over the years, and vaccine safety remains a priority every single year. It’s also important to know that the flu vaccine cannot give you the flu. Why? Because the flu shot has killed viruses, and the nasal spray has weakened viruses that cannot cause illness. If you get flu-like symptoms soon after getting vaccinated, it can mean you may have been in contact with the virus shortly before getting vaccinated, or during the two-week period it takes the body to gain protection after getting vaccinated. It might also mean you are sick with another illness that causes symptoms similar to the flu. For those of you who have not gotten vaccinated, remember that you are putting yourself and those around you at risk. “People who do not get vaccinated are taking two risks: first, they are placing themselves at risk for the flu, a possibly long and serious illness. Second, if they get sick they are also placing their close contacts at risk for flu,” says Dr. Anne Schuchat, Assistant Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service and CDC’s Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.. “Flu can be especially serious for babies, children, pregnant women, and people with certain medical conditions. But even healthy people are at risk of the flu and should protect themselves.” For more information, talk to your doctor or contact CDC at 1-800-CDC-INFO or www.cdc.gov.
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Čak i trudnice inače dobrog zdravlja mogu postati jako bolesne ako dobiju gripu. Jedna velika studija, koja ispituje učinak gripe na trudnicama već 17 sezona gripe, je pokazala da trudnice u 3. tromjesečju imaju jednaku vjerojatnost da će biti hospitalizirane zbog problema sa srcem i plućima uzrokvane gripom kao i i žene s ozbiljnim kroničnim medicinskim uvjetima koje nisu u drugom stanju. Rizik se povećava što štrudnoća više odmiče. Žene koje su u 37. do 42. Tjednu trudnoće imaju gotovo 5 puta veću vjerojatnost da će biti hospitalizirane nego žene 1-6 mjeseci nakon poroda. Isto tako trudnice s astmom su u posebno rizičnoj skupini. Posebno opasnim i štetnim za trudnice se pokazao pandemični virus gripe H1N1 koji još uvijek kruži. Zbog tih rezultata Centar za kontrolu i prevenciju bolesti u SAD-u preporučuje da žene, koje jesu ili će biti trudne za vrijeme sezone gripe, dobiju cjepivo protiv gripe. Većina stručnjaka vjeruje da će cjepivo protiv gripe pružiti zaštitu za trudnicu i još nerođenu bebu. Unatoč ranijim istraživnjima koja su pokazivala na malu korist cijepljenja trudnica, najnovija istraživanja ipak ukazuju na povećanu zaštitu trudnice i njezine nerođene bebe kada je majka cijepljena protiv gripe. Isto tako pokazalo se smanjenje hostpizalizacije dojenčadi u sezoni gripe čije majke su bile cijepljene, te smanjenje broja novorođenčadi rođenih prerano i s premalo težinom. Zbog toga što je cjepivo protiv gripe inaktivno i ne sadrži žive viruse stručnjaci smatraju da je sigurno za trudnice. Studije su otkrile da nema povećanja broja malignih bolesti u fetusa ukoliko je majka cjepljena protiv gripe. Novija istraživanja pokazuju da nema ozbiljnih nuspojava od cjepiva protiv gripe tijekom trudnoće ili tijekom prvih 6 mjeseci života djeteta. Iako je broj pacijenata u ovim studijama relativno malen, rezultati su ohrabrujući. Velika većina stručnjaka vjeruje da se cjepivo protiv gripe može primiti u bilo kojem stadiju trudnoće. Ako ste trudni, posavjetujte se svakako sa svojim liječnikom oko cjepiva protiv gripe.