(NAPSI)—Americans are living nearly a decade longer than they were in the 1970s. That’s great news—but staying healthy into your 80s and beyond requires extra care and an eye towards prevention. The protection provided by vaccines plays a key role in helping keep you healthy and preventing severe illness and potential long-term complications, especially for older adults and individuals with immunocompromised conditions.Â
Â
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmpD A6@A=6 286[ E96:C :>>F?6 DJDE6> ?2EFC2==J H62<6?D—:E 364@>6D D=@H6C 2E C64@8?:K:?8 2?5 7:89E:?8 @77 G:CFD6D] pE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ =F?8D 364@>6 >@C6 GF=?6C23=6[ 2?5 49C@?:4 4@?5:E:@?D DF49 2D 962CE 5:D62D6 @C 5:236E6D 42? >2<6 :E 92C56C E@ C64@G6C 7C@> :==?6DD6D DF49 2D r~'xs\`h] $:>:=2C=J[ A6@A=6 @7 2== 286D H:E9 H62<6?65 :>>F?6 DJDE6>D—H96E96C 7C@> 46CE2:? 962=E9 4@?5:E:@?D @C >65:42E:@?D—7246 2 9:896C C:D< @7 D6G6C6 :==?6DD 3642FD6 E96:C 3@5:6D 2=D@ DECF88=6 E@ >@F?E 2 DEC@?8 5676?D6] x? 3@E9 42D6D[ 2 C65F465 23:=:EJ E@ 7:89E :?764E:@FD C6DA:C2E@CJ 5:D62D6 :?4C62D6D E96 C:D< @7 D6C:@FD 4@>A=:42E:@?D 2?5 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDEC@?8m'244:?6D w6=A z66A *@F w62=E9Jk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm%92E’D H9J DE2J:?8 FA E@ 52E6 @? G244:?6D—6DA64:2==J 7@C r~'xs\`h 2?5 @E96C :?764E:@FD C6DA:C2E@CJ :==?6DD6D =:<6 7=F[ >62D=6D[ A6CEFDD:D[ A?6F>@4@442= 5:D62D6[ 2?5 #$'—:D 6DD6?E:2= 2D H6 9625 :?E@ DAC:?8 2?5 DF>>6C] '244:?2E:@? 96=AD 3@@DE @FC 3@5J’D :>>F?6 C6DA@?D6 2?5 AC@G:56D 2? 25565 =2J6C @7 AC@E64E:@? H96? EC2G6=:?8 2?5 82E96C:?8 H:E9 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J] x? 724E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 7C@> E96 a_ac^a_ad D62D@?[ r~'xs\`h G244:?2E:@? H2D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9ik^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm•p cdT =@H6C C:D< @7 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? 7C@> r~'xs\`h 7@C @=56C 25F=EDk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm•p c_T =@H6C C:D< @7 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? 7C@> r~'xs\`h 7@C @=56C 25F=ED H:E9 H62<6?65 :>>F?6 DJDE6>Dk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm•p bbT =@H6C C:D< @7 6>6C86?4J 56A2CE>6?E @C FC86?E 42C6 G:D:ED 7C@> r~'xs\`h 2>@?8 25F=ED `g 2?5 @=56Ck^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDEC@?8m(9J xE |2EE6CD }@Hk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmr~'xs\`h :D?’E ;FDE 2 D62D@?2= 4@?46C?—:E 42? DFC86 2E 2?J E:>6 @7 E96 J62C[ :?4=F5:?8 5FC:?8 E96 DAC:?8 2?5 DF>>6C] t2C=J :? E96 A2?56>:4[ DA:<6D H6C6 @7E6? 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 4@=56C >@?E9D[ 3FE H6 ?@H <?@H E92E @FE3C62<D 42? @44FC 5FC:?8 2?J D62D@? 3642FD6 E96 G:CFD <66AD 492?8:?8 D@ :E 42? DAC625 >@C6 62D:=J 7C@> A6CD@? E@ A6CD@?] %9:D >2<6D DE2J:?8 FA E@ 52E6 @? G244:?2E:@? 6G6? >@C6 :>A@CE2?E]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDEC@?8m$AC:?8 :?E@ $F>>6C H:E9 2? tIEC2 {2J6C @7 !C@E64E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQm k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQmx>>F?:EJ 7C@> AC6G:@FD 5@D6D 42? H2?6 @G6C E:>6[ =62G:?8 :?5:G:5F2=D—6DA64:2==J E9@D6 ed 2?5 @=56C @C H:E9 2 H62<6?65 :>>F?6 DJDE6>—>@C6 GF=?6C23=6 E@ D6G6C6 :==?6DD] x7 J@F 72== :?E@ @?6 @7 E96D6 8C@FAD[ :E’D C64@>>6?565 E92E J@F C646:G6 2?@E96C 5@D6 @7 E96 a_ac^a_ad r~'xs\`h G244:?6 D:I >@?E9D 27E6C J@FC 7:CDE 5@D6 E@ 96=A >2:?E2:? AC@E64E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%2=< E@ J@FC 962=E942C6 AC@G:56C E@ =62C? H96E96C J@F D9@F=5 86E 2?@E96C 5@D6 @7 E96 =2E6DE r~'xs\`h G244:?6 D@ J@F 42? 6?;@J E:>6 H:E9 72>:=J[ EC2G6=[ 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6 E9:D D62D@? 3C:?8D]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm{62C? >@C6 2Ei k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^r'tt!]@C8^DE2JAC@E64E65Q C6=lQ?@@A6?6CQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr'tt!]@C8^DE2JAC@E64E65k^2m] kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm(@C5 r@F?Ei cbck^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ4=:4<\E@\EH66EQmk6>mkDA2? 4=2DDlQEH66E\3FEE@?Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^:?E6?E^EH66EnE6IElTabs*zTbuTa_x7Ta_J@FTtaTg_ThhC6Ta_edTaqTa_@CTa_:>>F?@4@>AC@>:D65Ta_J@FTtaTg_ThhC6Ta_>@DETa_2ETa_C:D<Ta_7@CTa_D6G6C6Ta_r~'xs\`hTa_:?764E:@?]Ta_s@?TtaTg_ThhETa_=6ETa_r~'xs\`hTa_DA@:=Ta_J@FCTa_DF>>6CTa_\Ta_AC@E64ETa_J@FCD6=7Ta_H:E9Ta_2?@E96CTa_5@D6Ta_@7Ta_E96Ta_=2E6DETa_r~'xs\`hTa_G244:?6Ta_eTa_>@?E9DTa_27E6CTa_J@FCTa_7:CDETa_5@D6]Ta_{62C?Ta_>@C6Ta_2ETa_4G66A]@C8TauDEU2>Aj@C:8:?2=0C676C6Cl9EEADi^^4=:4<E@EH66E]4@>U2>AjC6=2E65l4=:4<E@EH66EQ E2C86ElQ?6HQmk:>8 4=2DDlQEH:EE6C\3FEE@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>J?6HDE@FD6]4@>^:>286D^4=:4<E@EH66E];A68Q 96:89ElQa_QmU?3DAjk^2mk^DA2?mkDA2? 4=2DDlQ4@AJQmQRs*zn x7 J@FUCDBF@jC6 edZ @C :>>F?@4@>AC@>:D65 J@FUCDBF@jC6 >@DE 2E C:D< 7@C D6G6C6 r~'xs\`h :?764E:@?] s@?UCDBF@jE =6E r~'xs\`h DA@:= J@FC DF>>6C \ AC@E64E J@FCD6=7 H:E9 2?@E96C 5@D6 @7 E96 =2E6DE r~'xs\`h G244:?6 e >@?E9D 27E6C J@FC 7:CDE 5@D6] {62C? >@C6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^4G66A]@C8^DEQm4G66A]@C8^DEk^2mQk^DA2?mk^6>mk^5:Gm
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQ4@AJQm k^DA2?mk^Am
k5:G :5lQD3\4@?E2:?6C @?\=67EQ 4=2DDlQ}@?!C:?E23=6Qm k^5:Gm
