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Flu and other illnesses: Important health tips for seniors

Our Senior Source focuses on tips to keep seniors healthy

ATLANTA — Advancing age means that your lungs don't have the same resilience they once had.

Combined with that could be a weaker immune system - and that means taking some extra steps to guard your health. 

  • Be sure to have up-to-date flu shots and the latest pneumonia shots. 
  • Always wash your hands thoroughly and the back of your hands first.
  • Stay away from big crowds in small spaces.
  • Have a family member or neighbor check in with you daily.
  • If you get a sore throat or a fever, check with a doctor to make sure you are doing all of the right things.

Links for further information

A.G. Rhodes

WebMD

National Council on Aging 

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