National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is an annual observance in December to remind everyone (6 months and older) that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu.

Since flu viruses are constantly changing and protection from vaccination decreases over time, getting a flu vaccine every year is the best way to reduce your risk of flu.

Millions of children get sick with flu every year, and thousands are hospitalized as a result.

As a nationwide call, the following methods have been used to remind people: