The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and older.

IU Health doctor says there are a number of reasons she is not recommending the mist.

The Marion County Health Department is seeing primarily Influenza A - but at this time of year they say you can see all kinds. H1N1 that circulated in 2009 is also showing up.

One inmate is dead after the H1N1 flu virus spread through the facility. Thirteen remain in the hospital, two in the Intensive Care Unit.

Flu season occurs annually, typically starting around October and continuing through May. The health department says seasonal flu viruses can vary from year to year, so it is important to get a flu vaccine every year.