• 5-20% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year.
• More than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications.
• About 36,000 people die from flu complications.
• People with asthma/COPD are at higher risk for serious flu complications.
• The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year.

Remember to make an appointment with your primary care provider or pharmacy for your flu shot.

• Shortness of breath more than two times per week?
• Coughing that keeps you awake at night?
• Frequent wheezing or chest tightness?
  
  ... contact your primary care provider. (Find a primary care provider )