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Arm yourself with a flu shot
*Source: cdc.gov.**
** Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t control this website or endorse its general content.
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Protect you and your loved ones. Get a flu shot every year.
Why? Because the flu virus changes all the time. Each year the flu vaccine is adjusted to help you best beat the flu.
People 65 years and older are at GREATER RISK of serious complications from the flu.*
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Pneumonia
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Shingles
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What is the flu?
The flu is an illness caused by influenza viruses that infects your nose, throat and lungs. Unlike other infections, the flu can also cause severe illnesses and life-threatening complications. However, yearly flu shots can greatly reduce your chances of getting the flu and other health complications that could result from it.
An average of 226,000 people are hospitalized due to influenza and anywhere from 3,000 to 49,000 people die from influenza and its complications each year. The majority of deaths are among adults.
Common symptoms include fever, cough, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, feeling tired, headache and body aches.
Influenza vaccinations are especially important if you have chronic conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart disease or if you’ve had a stroke. Those conditions put you at an even higher risk of serious medical complications from the flu.
Why suffer from the flu? Get your flu shot every year.
Important terms/de�nitions Hospital care Call/nursing telephone support Hospital and other servicesAlternatives to hospital care
Plan bene�ts Ready to join
Who can join
Beyond original medicare Other services Mental health and substance abuse treatment
Leaving the hospitalQuestions
DME
SilverSneakers Preventive care Prescription drugs Deductible, coinsurance and dollar maximums
Reasons to join
Physicians/Providers
Internet/bcbsm.com/online/live coaching
MyBlue Medicare Magazine Physician o�ce services Outpatient diagnostic services Surgical services hearing
Everyday savings Tobacco cessation Emergency services Coping with heart failure or COPD Facing a complex medical condi-tion
Where am i covered
Pneumonia
Research monitors
Missouri
Shot
Customer service
Member
Maternity care
Organ transplant
Eye care
immunizations covered
Shingles
Cold/Flu
lifetime
Important terms/de�nitions Hospital careCall/nursing telephone support Hospital and other services
Alternatives to hospital carePlan bene�ts
Ready to join
Who can join
Beyond original medicare Other services Mental health and substance abuse
treatment
Leaving the hospitalQuestions DME
SilverSneakersPreventive care Prescription drugs Deductible, coinsurance and dollar
maximums
Reasons to join
Physicians/Providers
Internet/bcbsm.com/online/live
coaching
MyBlue Medicare Magazine Physician o�ce services Outpatient diagnostic services Surgical services hearing
Everyday savings Tobacco cessation Emergency services Coping with heart failure or COPD Facing a complex medical condi-
tion
Where am i covered
Pneumonia
Research monitors
Missouri
Shot
Customer service
Member
Maternity care
Organ transplant
Eye care
immunizations covered
Shingles
Cold/Flu
lifetimeImportant terms/de�nitions Hospital care Call/nursing telephone support Hospital and other servicesAlternatives to hospital care
Plan bene�ts Ready to join
Who can join
Beyond original medicare Other services Mental health and substance abuse treatment
Leaving the hospitalQuestions
DME
SilverSneakers Preventive care Prescription drugs Deductible, coinsurance and dollar maximums
Reasons to join
Physicians/Providers
Internet/bcbsm.com/online/live coaching
MyBlue Medicare Magazine Physician o�ce services Outpatient diagnostic services Surgical services hearing
Everyday savings Tobacco cessation Emergency services Coping with heart failure or COPD Facing a complex medical condi-tion
Where am i covered
Pneumonia
Research monitors
Missouri
Shot
Customer service
Member
Maternity care
Organ transplant
Eye care
immunizations covered
Shingles
Cold/Flu
lifetime
50% and 60%
Between
*Source: cdc.gov.**
** Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t control this website or endorse its general content.
of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations in the U.S. occur in people 65 years and older.*
Flu shots are not just for kids!
Adults need their flu shots too. Getting an annual shot should be an essential part of your wellness plan. Getting a flu shot protects you and those you love since your vaccination reduces the chance that you’ll spread the flu to others.
90%
Of seasonal flu-related deaths in the U.S. occur in
people 65 years and older*
an estimated
