[HEALTH.MIL] TRICARE Beneficiaries Have Many Easy Options for Flu Protection

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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:43:40 -0600
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TRICARE Beneficiaries Have Many Easy Options for Flu Protection
January 30, 2012 
 

If your 2012 New Year's resolution included taking better care of yourself, one
of the easiest steps you can take to achieve that goal is to protect yourself
against the flu. 
 
Everyone six months old and older should be immunized annually, especially those
at high risk, including young children, pregnant women, people with chronic
respiratory conditions like asthma and those 65 and older.
 
Getting a flu vaccine is easy and inexpensive for TRICARE beneficiaries. You may
be able to get your flu vaccine for free from any military medical clinic or
hospital, or you may choose to get it at one of 50,000 participating TRICARE
retail network pharmacies. Find a participating pharmacy near you at
www.express-scripts.com/tricare/pharmacy, or by calling the TRICARE pharmacy
contractor Express Scripts at 1-877-363-1303.  You can also get vaccinated by
your doctor or at one of the retail clinics found at many pharmacies, but keep
in mind you may have to pay cost shares or copays associated with a medical
visit.
 
An important part of maintaining readiness for active duty service members and
members of the National Guard and Reserves is keeping immunizations up to date,
including annual flu vaccines. Active duty members without access to military
medical facilities may be able to get the vaccination at a network pharmacy.  Be
sure to follow your Service's policy and always get documentation of the
vaccination.
 
The 2011-12 flu vaccine protects against three strains of influenza - two type A
and one type B. Two forms of the flu vaccine are approved for use in the United
States - an injection and a nasal spray. Except for pregnant women, the nasal
spray is licensed for healthy people from ages 2-49.
 
For more information and resources on the flu and TRICARE flu vaccine coverage
go to www.tricare.mil/flu.
 
Health and Human Services also offers a flu page at www.flu.gov as does the
Centers for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov/flu.


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SOURCE:  TRICARE News Release
<http://www.tricare.mil/doctor/article.aspx?fid=107>





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