Tara Haelle
One of the pros of getting the flu shot, is that you are attempting to protect your child from an illness that could have a detrimental effect on his health. One of the cons of getting the flu shot, is that the vaccine is created from the strain of the virus from the previous year,...
Follow your asthma action plan.This is a written plan that you and your doctor create. It explains which medicine you need and when to change doses if necessary. It also explains how you can monitor symptoms and use a peak flow meter. The meter measures how well air moves out of your ...
What are the signs and symptoms of aspiration pneumonia? Fever Cough, which may or may not bring up mucus Sputum (spit) that is pink or frothy Bluish skin around your mouth or your fingertips Trouble swallowing Shortness of breath, rapid breathing, or noisy breathing ...
6 months-- The youngest age for which the CDC recommends aflu shot. 2 weeks --Time it takes after vaccination for an adult to develop disease-fighting antibodies against the flu. 3 to 7 days-- Time it takes for a regular case of the illness to go away. You might have acoughandfatigu...
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Is Low Uptake of the new COVID-19 vaccine has not been as high as public health officials had hoped. The agency reports that about 21% of U.S. adults have received the shot. Among older adults ages 65 and above, more than 41% have gotten...
Texas is one of those states. Preventing If you haven’t yet, get the flu shot. The flu shot gives you a better chance of effectively fighting off symptoms. This year’s flu shot doesn’t seem to be effective against most strains of the flu, but it’s still better than nothing, and...
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Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection prevention for the Johns Hopkins Health System.But a less severe flu season this year could increase severity next year."Because of the current restrictions and precautions everyone is taking this season, far fewer people will be infected or exposed to...