TriCounty Health Department recommends citizens receive the flu shot annually and they are backed up by a local family practice doctor. Dr. Karl Breitenbach is the TriCounty Health Medical Advisor and he recommends getting a flu shot every year to develop a higher level of immunity to the virus and to have realistic expectations in that the shot is not always effective though people become more and more immune after each shot is received. “I would like to ask people to take a long-term perspective on influenza vaccination,” shares Dr. B. “Everyone understands the concept of giving the same, or similar vaccines, over and over again — each subsequent dose of vaccine is called a booster.” To learn more from Dr. Breitenbach on this topic, visit
www.tricountyhealth.com
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