Vaccines Bolster Immune Systems That Weaken With Age
August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release:
During August's National Immunization Awareness Month, the American Lung Association reminds adults that there are vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for potentially serious lung diseases. Even healthy older adults are at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza, because the body's immune system naturally weakens with age.
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During August's National Immunization Awareness Month, the American Lung Association reminds adults that there are vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for potentially serious lung diseases. Even healthy older adults are at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza, because the body's immune system naturally weakens with age.
As a . . .