Every year, flu vaccines help prevent serious illness and hospitalization for millions of people, offering critical protection for young children, older adults, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems. Getting your flu shot is one of the most powerful ways you can protect both yourself and your community.
How Flu Shots Protect You
When you get vaccinated against the flu, you're building your body's defenses before exposure to the virus. Your immune system learns to recognize and fight off the flu virus, making you far less likely to get sick. The vaccine works by introducing your body to inactive or weakened forms of the flu virus, allowing your immune system to develop antibodies without making you ill. If you do catch the flu despite being vaccinated, your symptoms will typically be much milder and shorter in duration.
How Your Flu Shot Protects Others
The real gift of your flu shot goes beyond personal protection. By getting vaccinated, you're contributing to what experts call "community immunity." When enough people in a community are vaccinated, the flu has fewer opportunities to spread from person to person. This creates a protective barrier around vulnerable individuals who cannot be vaccinated themselves or who may not mount a strong immune response to vaccination. For someone with a compromised immune system, catching the flu could mean hospitalization or even life-threatening complications. Your decision to get vaccinated could literally save their life.
When Should You Get Your Flu Shot?
Flu season typically peaks between December and February, so getting your shot in early fall or before the holiday season gives your body time to build immunity before the virus starts circulating widely in your community. Protection from the vaccine generally lasts throughout the flu season, making that one quick visit to get vaccinated an investment in months of protection for you and those around you.
Flu viruses change constantly, which is why you need a new vaccine each year. The flu shot is updated annually to protect against the strains that researchers expect to be most common during the upcoming season.
Get Your Flu Shot at Solara Health
At Solara Health, our Primary Care division makes it easy and convenient to get your flu shot. Our team will answer any questions you have about the flu vaccine and ensure you're comfortable throughout the process.
Beyond flu shots, we provide comprehensive primary care services including preventive health screenings, chronic disease management, acute care for illness and injury, women's health services, geriatric care, and wellness support. We have an on-site laboratory for your convenience, and our East Brunswick location on Cranbury Road also offers DOT physicals for commercial drivers.
We believe in caring for families across generations and practice evidence-based medicine to provide you with the most current and effective care. Schedule an appointment or contact Solara Health today to get your flu shot. Protect yourself and the ones you love this flu season.
published: Nov. 28, 2025, 8:39 p.m.