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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Flu Vaccine More Important than Ever Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever to protect yourself, your family, and your community from flu. A flu vaccine this season can also help reduce the burden on our health care systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and save medical resources for care of COVID-19 patients.
we learn more about the number of people who are infected who have mild illnesses. Will a flu vaccine protect me against COVID-19? Getting a flu vaccine will not protect against COVID-19, however flu vaccination has many other benefits. Flu vaccines have been shown to reduce the risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death. Getting a flu vaccine this fall will be more important than ever, not only to reduce your risk from flu but also to help conserve potentially scarce health care resources.
part of protecting your health and your family’s health this season. To protect your health when getting a flu vaccine, follow CDC’s recommendations for running essential errands and doctor visits. Continue to take everyday preventive actions. If I am at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19 or flu, where is the safest place for me to get a flu vaccine? You can safely get a flu vaccine at multiple locations including your doctor’s office, health departments, and pharmacies. Ask if they are following CDC’s vaccination pandemic guidance. Any vaccination location following CDC’s guidance should be a safe place for you to get a flu vaccine.
What is the difference between Influenza and COVID-19? Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is caused by infection with a new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, and flu is caused by infection with If COVID-19 is spreading in my influenza viruses. Because some of community, should I still go out to get the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 a flu vaccine? are similar, it may be hard to tell the Yes. Getting a flu vaccine is an essential You can use VaccineFinder.org to find difference between them where flu vaccines are based on symptoms alone, available near you. When Dave Lewis, Corrective Exercise Specialist/Brain Health Trainer and testing may be needed going to get a flu vaccine, Call: 740-971-1966 to help confirm a diagnosis. be sure to practice everyday Flu and COVID-19 share preventive actions. many characteristics, but there are key differences Vaccination of people at high between the two. risk for flu complications is especially important to While more is learned every decrease their risk of severe day, there is still a lot that is flu illness. Many people unknown about COVID-19 at higher risk from flu also and the virus that causes it. seem to be at higher risk from COVID-19. If you are Is COVID-19 more dangerous than flu? at high risk, it is especially • In-Person Studio important for you to get a flu Flu and COVID-19 can both vaccine this year. result in serious illness, even • 1-on-1 Virtual resulting in hospitalization • In-Home Training Source: Centers for or death. While there is Last year, my neurologist diagnosed me as having Mild Cognitive Disease Control and Impairment (MCI) due to memory loss. I also had repercussions from spine still much to learn about Prevention, National Center surgery, slumped posture, and muscular weakness. After working with Dave COVID-19, at this time, it for only a year, my annual tests showed no additional imental impairment and for Immunization and does seem as if COVID-19 is my strength, posture, and balance signifantly improved. ~ Lew Fikes, age 76 Respiratory Diseases. more deadly than seasonal influenza; however, it is too early to draw any Dave & Lindsay Lewis, Certified Personal Trainers FIT FAM PERSONAL TRAINING, LLC conclusions from the current Dave@FitFamPT.com • www.FitFamPT.com • facebook.com/FitFamPT data. This may change as
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