Safety Services

Occupational Health Services is pairing up with the Yolo County Health Department for an employee-only flu clinic in the Occupational Health Foyer. 100 doses are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Please print out and bring a completed Vaccine Screening Form with you to the clinic.

Who should get a flu vaccine?

• Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccination, with rare exceptions.
• Those working with birds, cattle and other animals susceptible to avian influenza.
• Other at-risk populations.
• You should get a flu vaccine once every 12 months (i.e., if you got one in the fall, you don’t need it again).

Why should I get a flu vaccine now?

• Flu rates are on the rise in Yolo County and across the US.
• The CDC has classified this season as a high-severity season for all age groups for the first time since the 2017-2018 flu season, with estimates of 33 million illnesses so far.
• The flu season can continue as late as May.

What are the benefits of getting the flu vaccine?

• It can help your immune system fight off different types of flu, including some bird flu strains. 
• If you do get the flu after getting the flu vaccine, the symptoms are likely to be less severe. While the seasonal flu vaccine isn't a perfect match for avian flu, it can still make you less likely to get seriously sick if you do come into contact with it.
• Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization.
• It helps protect the people around you who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness.
• For more information on flu vaccine benefits, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) website.

Does the flu vaccine work?

• According to the CDC, flu vaccines can greatly​ reduce the risk of having to go to the doctor with flu. This varies from person to person and season to season. Even if someone gets the flu vaccine and still gets the flu, several studies have shown that people who get the flu vaccine do not get as sick as people who do not get the flu vaccine.