(advice for adults -- see MD's for children's vaccines which are much in the news today)
A link to an excellent list
of Vaccines to Get Now … in addition to
the annual flu shot of course. AARP is
to thank for preparing this list. I have
had most of these, but will review the ones that recommend boosters every 10
years.
In addition this issue of
their magazine offered up some other good health tips.
10 ways to lower diabetes
risk. Millions of Americans are at risk,
as you have probably read. One of the
most obvious ways is to be aware of the consequences of sugar filled soft
drinks (which are in ever larger sizes as compared to the 1950’s)
Just one or two
sugar-sweetened beverages a day increase your risk of diabetes by 26 percent, a
new Harvard School of Public Health review of studies finds.
PS -- if you have not had the shingles shot, some pharmacies offer that (and it is covered by insurance such as Medicare). It is, however, very perishable, and thus should be ordered a few days before you go in to get the shot. It must be frozen in transit to the pharmacy, and has a very short shelf life (freezer life, actually) so most pharmacies do not stock it, it is "on demand". 36 types of pneumonia can be covered by vaccination, who knew there were so many types? I didn't know there was PCV13 and PPSV23, two types. I have only had one shot, and don't remember which one.
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