At Immunize El Paso, we have influenza vaccines available. Get your flu shot while protecting yourself and your loved ones. No out-of-pocket cost to patients covered by Medicare Part B, Tricare, and most major insurance carriers.
Eastside Clinic
1400 George Dieter Dr., Ste 225 El Paso, TX 79936
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The flu can be more than just a bad cold. It can cause serious illness, hospitalization, and even death. Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every year, with rare exceptions.
Getting vaccinated can:
Flu vaccines are updated each year to help protect against the influenza viruses expected to circulate during the upcoming season, and protection decreases over time. That’s why annual vaccination is important.
Protect yourself. Protect your family. Get your flu vaccine every year.
Flu vaccines help your immune system develop protection against influenza viruses. It generally takes about two weeks after vaccination for your body to develop an immune response.
The 2026–2027 seasonal flu vaccines are trivalent, meaning they are designed to protect against three influenza viruses:
Flu viruses change over time, so the vaccine is updated each year to help protect against the influenza viruses expected to circulate during the upcoming flu season.
Getting vaccinated every year is the best way to stay protected against seasonal flu.
This flu season, we offer trivalent flu vaccines for different age groups, including:
Ask our staff which vaccine is right for you.
CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine every year, unless there is a medical reason they should not. Flu vaccination is especially important for people who are at higher risk for serious flu complications, including young children, older adults, pregnant people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.
Most people can safely receive a flu vaccine. However, some people should talk with their healthcare provider before vaccination, particularly if they:
People with an egg allergy can receive any age-appropriate flu vaccine.
For most people, September and October are ideal times to get vaccinated. However, vaccination should continue throughout the flu season as long as flu viruses are circulating and vaccine is available.
It takes about two weeks after vaccination for your body to develop antibodies that provide protection against influenza.
Immunize El Paso offers flu vaccination for children and adults at our clinics and through community outreach events.
Annual flu vaccination is recommended because protection decreases over time and influenza viruses change. Each year’s vaccine is updated as needed to help protect against the viruses expected to circulate during the upcoming flu season.
No. It takes approximately two weeks for your body to develop an immune response after vaccination. Getting vaccinated before flu activity increases in your community gives your body time to build protection.
Yes. Flu vaccination does not guarantee that you will never get influenza. However, vaccination reduces the risk of flu illness and can reduce the severity of illness and the risk of serious complications if you do get sick.
How well the vaccine works can vary from season to season and depends on factors such as a person’s age and health and how closely the viruses circulating in the community match those included in the vaccine.
No. Flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness. The injectable flu vaccines we provide use inactivated viruses, virus components, or other non-infectious vaccine technologies that cannot cause influenza.
Some people may experience mild, short-lasting side effects after vaccination, such as:
These effects are generally mild and go away on their own within a few days.
If you have questions about which flu vaccine is right for you, our team can help.
Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary from year to year and among different age and risk groups. While how well the flu vaccine works can vary, there are a lot of reasons to get a flu vaccine each year.
*References for the studies listed above can be found at Publications on Influenza Vaccine Benefits on the CDC’s website. Also, see the What are the Benefits of Flu Vaccination? [237 KB, 2 pages] fact sheet.
