Is December or later too late to get the flu vaccine?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people get vaccinated as soon as the vaccine becomes available and that vaccination continue into December, January and beyond. Influenza activity usually peaks in February most years, but disease can occur as late as May.

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1. Can the flu vaccine give you the flu?
2. Are the "stomach flu" and influenza the same thing?
3. Is December or later too late to get the flu vaccine?
4. I got the flu vaccine last year, do I need to get it again?
5. Is hand washing the best way to prevent the spread of the flu?
6. How is the flu virus spread?
7. People get the flu all the time. It's not that serious, right?
8. I hate shots, is there another way I can get the vaccine?
9. Can I spread the flu if I don't have any symptoms?