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Calling All Seniors:
Get Vaccinated Against The Flu, And Tell Your Loved Ones To Do The Same
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eople 65 years of age and older were impacted by an estimated 8.3 million illnesses, 4.7 million medical visits and 758,000 flu hospitalizations during the 2014–2015 influenza (“flu”) season. These numbers are devastating and underscore how severe and life threatening influenza can be, while highlighting that an annual flu vaccination is one of the things you can do to help maintain your health. Judith Light, award-winning actress starring in a new Off-Broadway show and Amazon’s show “Transparent,” is the Flu Ambassador for Flu + You for a third year. As an ambassador, Judith is helping to educate older adults and their loved ones about the seriousness of the flu, the importance of getting an annual flu vaccination and their vaccine options. This national public education initiative is a collaboration between the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Sanofi Pasteur. Judith wants everyone eligible to commit to getting an annual flu vaccination and to share the information with others.
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TheTime Health City Sun llc. 2012 Prime Publishing 2016 rare exception. Adults 65 years of age and older have flu vaccine options designed for their age group. A higher-dose vaccine was developed specifically to address the age-related weakening of the immune system.
“Maintaining your health is important, and getting an annual flu vaccination is a key part of that,” said Light. “For those who are 65 years of age and older like me, it’s especially important to try to get your flu vaccination early in the season, as soon as it’s available.”
“Surprisingly, older adults are largely unaware of their vaccine options, according to a survey we conducted of 1,000 U.S. adults 65 years of age and older,” said Kathleen Cameron, MPH, Senior Director, National Council on Aging. “Adults 65 and older should talk with their health care provider about their options, including a higher-dose vaccine, which is widely available. We encourage people to help protect themselves against the flu, share information about influenza with their peers and make a commitment together to getting vaccinated.”
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the single best way to help prevent the flu is to get an annual vaccination, which is recommended for everyone six months of age and older, with
Older adults and their loved ones can learn more about the flu and flu prevention, and view video messages featuring Judith Light, at www.ncoa. org/Flu. -(NAPSI)
How To Eat Responsibly
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his spring, the U.S. government put out its revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which strongly stressed the need for increased consumption of seafood. But which seafood? Concerns about overfishing and environmental contamination may make people unsure of their seafood choices, so here are a few handy tips to make the choices clearer:
• Wild-Caught: Sardines, mackerel, Pacific cod, wild trout, Pacific rockfish. • Farmed: Tilapia, farmed Atlantic salmon, imported shrimp.
• Sustainable: Sardines (brisling), Alaskan salmon, catfish, crab, Atlantic mackerel.
John Engle, president of King Oscar USA, a Norwegian-based seafood company that cans both premium sardines and mackerel, said, “Making the right seafood choices is really important for consumers, but it is hard to thread the needle. They are looking for fish from healthy, sustainable stocks, that are also free of pollutXants and wild caught. Our fish happen to be in a can, which will surprise some people, but all are wild caught, contain no genetically modified ingredients and are harvested from sustainable stock. It’s a really simple and clean product.”
• Watch list: Atlantic halibut, shark, orange roughy, monkfish, bluefin tuna.
For some good resources on the healthiest and most environmentally correct seafood, you can visit www.seafoodwatch.org.
Wild-Caught: Food producers have reacted to depleted fisheries by “farming” seafood, either on land in pools or in shoreline pens. But while this limits ocean overfishing, it leads to other problems, such as sanitary conditions, environmental hazards, and cross-breeding with native species.
You can also view the USDA’s new dietary guidelines at http://health. gov/dietaryguidelines.
Sustainable fisheries: It is well known that some species of fish are in critical decline due to overfishing, so it’s best to eat fish from healthy, renewable sources.
-(NAPSI)