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How Seniors Can Prevent the Flu

GET VACCINATED EACH YEAR.
Recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the flu vaccine protects you against A and B influenza virus strains.10
Recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the flu vaccine protects you against A and B influenza virus strains.10
If you are older, a severe case of flu could take your independence away. An annual flu vaccine is the best way to reduce an elderly person’s risk of severe flu and its potentially serious consequences. Flu vaccines:
Vaccination also reduces the risk of flu-related deaths by:
Keep your child away from infected people10
Wash your child’s hands often10
Vaccinate your child against the flu every year11
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, annual flu epidemics are estimated to result in about:
A study showed that masks led to a more than threefold reduction in how much flu virus people sprayed into the air.
But sometimes you can even get the flu by touching a surface that has the virus on it, like elevator buttons or doorknobs, and then touching your mouth or nose. And to make matters worse, the flu virus can live for up to three days on those hard surfaces!
The best defense against flu starts with you! One of the most effective ways to protect yourself against flu and its serious complications is through annual flu vaccination but remember to practice good hygiene habits like handwashing too.
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