Please visit Aurora's Visiting Nurse Association at VNA Flu Clinic Finder
or Walgreens Flu Clinic Finder.
Western Racine County Health Department will be offering Flu immunizations to
children age 18 and younger only!
Who Should Not Get the Flu Vaccine?
People who should not be given the influenza vaccine are those who are:
- ill now and/or have a fever
- allergic to eggs
- allergic to thimerosal (a preservative)
- history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (a paralyzing illness)
Who Should Get the Pneumonia Vaccine?
People age 65 years and older.
People under 65 years of age with a chronic illness including:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Lung disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Alcoholism
- Liver disease
- Cerebrospinal fluid leaks
- Adults age 65 years or older who got their first dose when they were less than 65 years, if 5 or more years have passed since that dose.
- Adults with a special health condition listed above if 5 or more years have passed since the first dose.
- severely allergic to a previous Pneumococcal vaccine
- allergic to thimerosal
- pregnant
People under 65 years of age who have a compromised immune system (e.g.: asplenia, Hodgkin’s disease, leukemia, lymphoma, chronic renal failure, HIV infection, nephrotic disease, chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplant.
Who Should Receive a Second Pneumonia Vaccine
A one-time revaccination is recommended for the following people: