STAY UP TO DATE WITH YOUR VACCINES

MONTHLY HEALTH OBSERVANCES FOR SUMMER

JULY

Sun Safety

Healthy Vision

AUGUST National Immunization Awareness

Breastfeeding

SEPTEMBER

Fruits and Veggies

Sepsis Awareness

Alzheimer’s Disease

Chronic Pain

Vaccines/immunizations are used to boost your immune system and prevent the risk of infection and the severity of infections. Vaccines “teach” your body how to defend itself when germs, such as viruses or bacteria, invade it. Vaccines help protect against many diseases that used to be much more common. Examples include tetanus, diphtheria, mumps, measles, pertussis (whooping cough), meningitis and polio. Many of these infections can cause serious or life-threatening illnesses and may lead to lifelong health problems. Several of these illnesses are now rare because of vaccines.

Some people worry that vaccines are not safe and may be harmful, especially for children. They may ask their health care provider to wait or even choose not to have a vaccine. But the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Academy of Medicine have all concluded that the benefits of vaccines outweigh their risks.

Talk to your provider about specific immunizations for you or your family. Current vaccination recommendations are available at the CDC website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month.

It’s the right time to schedule your seasonal flu vaccine and check whether you’re up to date on other vaccines that protect against respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 or pneumonia, that are more common during fall and winter.

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