3 reasons to get your flu shot It's safe and effective - Flu shots can't give you the flu. In fact, they help reduce the risk of flu illness by 40% to 60%.* Live life, full speed ahead. Don't let the flu slow you down. It helps protects your community - Preventing flu symptoms like coughing and sneezing helps stop the spread to family, friends, and co-workers. It changes every year - The vaccine is updated each year to target the latest strain of the flu. kp.org/flu **Vaccine Effectiveness: How Well Do the Flu Vaccines Work?," CDC.gov, 2020 KAISER PERMANENTE. 3 reasons to get your flu shot It's safe and effective - Flu shots can't give you the flu . In fact , they help reduce the risk of flu illness by 40 % to 60 % . * Live life , full speed ahead . Don't let the flu slow you down . It helps protects your community - Preventing flu symptoms like coughing and sneezing helps stop the spread to family , friends , and co - workers . It changes every year - The vaccine is updated each year to target the latest strain of the flu . kp.org/flu ** Vaccine Effectiveness : How Well Do the Flu Vaccines Work ?, " CDC.gov , 2020 KAISER PERMANENTE .