If you get yourself vaccinated the you will be able to save yourself from the flu season that normally lasts through March and April.

Experts have stated that flu is unpredictable and another wave of flu could be experienced in the coming weeks.

A flu shot would not only help you but also your near and dear ones. More cases have surfaced in San Diego and getting a flu shot will help prevent the spread of influenza.

Plenty of vaccine doses are available and at many places, it can be taken free. Consult a doctor and ask how to get the H1N1 vaccine.

William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s chair of preventative medicine, said, “Influenza is the least predictable of all the respiratory infections. And you can’t predict it; all we can do is try to keep up.”

www. sdiz. org can be visited for a list of clinics where H1N1 vaccine is available or a call can be made at 2-1-1.

People who have asthma, diabetes and heart problems are more prone to suffer from problems of H1N1 influenza, like the seasonal flu.

Apart from getting the vaccine one can take certain precautions like covering nose and mouth with your arm or a tissue when you cough or sneeze, washing hands using an antiseptic soap and hot water, in case soap is not available then an alcohol-based hand cleanser with at least 60 per cent alcohol will also do.