Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - (Page 36) sleeve ❋ options 36 vim & vigor · w inte r 2 008 roll up your ❋ Sure, the flu can cause even the healthiest adults to feel as though they’ve been hit by a truck. But for those 65 years and older? It can be deadly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu and pneumonia are the leading causes of death in the United States among people older than 64— and for that reason, an annual flu shot is essential. Fortunately, rolling up your sleeve and getting a vaccination can be 70 to 90 percent effective at preventing the flu, according to the CDC. Gina Mootrey, D.O., associate director for adult immunization at the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, offers the following insights and recommendations for getting through the season, which runs from fall through spring, safely. Most seniors should receive the following types of flu and pneumonia vaccines: The annual flu shot—This contains inactivated (killed) flu virus and is injected into the muscle of the arm. Each year, the influenza vaccine contains three virus strains, selected annually based on predictions about which viruses are expected to be most prevalent and potentially dangerous. Pneumococcal (or pneumonia) vaccine—A liquid solution is injected into the upper arm.
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 Contents Friendly Faces For Your Health 'Tis the Season to be Safe Eat Your Veggies Joint Effort Fresh Beginnings Decades of Opportunity Keeping Score Your Big Give Roll Up Your Sleeve Tidings of Comfort and Health Blueprint for Safety The Smoke-Free Mom-to-Be Childbirth Trends Moms Choosing Midwives Community Sections Dollars & Sense Ask the Experts Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 (Page Cover1) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 (Page Cover2) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Contents (Page 1) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Friendly Faces (Page 2) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - For Your Health (Page 3) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - For Your Health (Page 4) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - For Your Health (Page 5) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - For Your Health (Page 6) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - 'Tis the Season to be Safe (Page 7) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - 'Tis the Season to be Safe (Page 8) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - 'Tis the Season to be Safe (Page 9) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Eat Your Veggies (Page 10) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Eat Your Veggies (Page 11) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 12) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 13) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 14) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 15) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 16) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Joint Effort (Page 17) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Fresh Beginnings (Page 18) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Fresh Beginnings (Page 19) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Fresh Beginnings (Page 20) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Fresh Beginnings (Page 21) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 22) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 23) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 24) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 25) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 26) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Decades of Opportunity (Page 27) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Keeping Score (Page 28) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Keeping Score (Page 29) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 30) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 31) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 32) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 33) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 34) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Your Big Give (Page 35) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Roll Up Your Sleeve (Page 36) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Roll Up Your Sleeve (Page 37) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Roll Up Your Sleeve (Page 38) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Roll Up Your Sleeve (Page 39) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 40) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 41) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 42) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 43) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 44) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Tidings of Comfort and Health (Page 45) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Blueprint for Safety (Page 46) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Blueprint for Safety (Page 47) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Blueprint for Safety (Page 48) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - The Smoke-Free Mom-to-Be (Page 49) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Childbirth Trends (Page 50) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Childbirth Trends (Page 51) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Moms Choosing Midwives (Page 52) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Moms Choosing Midwives (Page 53) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Community Sections (Page 54) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Dollars & Sense (Page 55) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 56) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page Cover3) Vim & Vigor - Winter 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page Cover4)
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