Hero Bautista: Take flu shots
QUEZON City 4th District Councilor Hero Bautista is urging residents in the district to get their flu vaccine shots in order to protect themselves from the flu virus.
Bautista noted that the Department of Health recommends that everyone six months old and older get a flu shot, with children between six months and four years old to be high-priority recipients of the flu shot.
“This year’s flu shot protects against four different flu viruses. This is why I urge everyone, especially parent of children older than six months, to get vaccinated,” he said.
All of the vaccines that scientists have developed for the 2021–2022 flu season are quadrivalent, meaning they protect against four different flu viruses at once. These include two virus strains from the influenza A family and two from the influenza B family. By incorporating multiple strains into one vaccine, scientists are providing broader protection to people who get immunized.
Aside from the flu vaccine, Bautista is also calling for the deployment of booster shots for people in the near future.
