Where do people get their flu shots?
Quick View. June 12, 2006.
| Location |
Percentage |
| Doctor's office or HMO |
45.7% |
| Work place |
16.5% |
| Health department |
5.9% |
| Another type of clinic or health center such as a community health center |
11.3% |
| Hospital or emergency department |
5.6% |
| Store, such as a supermarket or drug store |
4.5% |
| Senior, recreation or community center |
3.3% |
| Other locations |
6.6% |
As many as 120 million doses of influenza vaccine could be available for the 2006-2007 season, and most of those will be delivered in physicians' offices.
Experts urge immunizing patients throughout the entire season -- even in January and beyond, especially if flu is not yet in the community -- to achieve maximum vaccination goals.
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004; AMA
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