Avoid the Flu – Get Vaccinated with Afluria® Flu Vaccine

Nobody wants to get the flu. Yet each flu season thousands of healthy adults come down with the flu unnecessarily. What many do not realize is that the best way to stay flu-free is by getting an annual flu vaccine. Those in the know protect themselves and others by getting immunized with safe and effective flu vaccines like Afluria®, manufactured by CSL Biotherapies.

Afluria is distributed by FFF Enterprises, the largest and most trusted distributor of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals in the United States. In addition to Afluria, FFF also distributes Fluvirin®, manufactured by Novartis Vaccines, and Fluzone® manufactured by sanofi pasteur, Inc.

Every year thousands of people die from flu-related complications. Sadly, many people still believe the flu is no big deal – no worse than a bad cold. Statistics prove otherwise. The fact is people die from complications associated with flu than from all vaccine preventable diseases combined. Getting immunized is safe, easy and affordable - ask your healthcare provider about flu vaccines like Afluria and help halt the spread of flu.

As a flu vaccine distributor, FFF is committed to getting flu vaccines like Afluria to healthcare providers in the most streamlined way possible. In 2006, FFF developed an innovative program called MyFluVaccine (www.MyFluVaccine.com) to do just that. Unlike the traditional influenza vaccine distribution system, with its uncertain delivery dates and quantities, MyFluVaccine gives healthcare providers the ability to request their delivery dates and quantities, making clinics easier to plan and prepare for.

In addition to easy online ordering for vaccines like Afluria, the MyFluVaccine website provides news, updates, resources and clinic planning tools. There are special informative sections for consumers and employer groups, as well as providers. FFF has also produced a “Flu Vaccine Myths & Facts” brochure that is downloadable as a PDF from the website, or as a printed booklet that healthcare providers can order for their patients.

This flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging everyone aged 6 months and up to get vaccinated against influenza. Safe and effective vaccines like Afluria are part of the arsenal that healthcare professionals can use to boost vaccination compliance. Getting vaccinated is the single best way to fight the spread of the flu and maintain public health. For more information, visit www.MyFluVaccine.com.

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