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By Terry Orr
In
the Navy, getting your immunizations happen all too often for most of us – and
stress the importance getting them when needed.
We fortunate to have a primary care doctor who makes sure that we keep
current on all our shots and recommendations for once that may not be required,
but make good sense to have them. As
adults, we owe it to ourselves, our family or love ones to be proactive and get
those vaccines.
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According
to Adult Immunization.org, more than 50,000 US adults die each year from
vaccine-preventable diseases and their complications, more than breast cancer,
HIV/AIDS, or motor vehicle traffic accidents, yet overall vaccination rates
remain low. Adult vaccinations can protect against illness, absenteeism from
work, hospitalization, or even death; however, adult vaccination rates, on
average, are far lower than the Healthy People 2020 goals for immunization and
infectious diseases.
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These suboptimal rates are
not only taking a toll on the country's health; they are also impacting the
bottom line: the estimated direct costs of treating just two
vaccine-preventable illnesses — influenza and pneumonia — in adults in the US
alone are over $35 billion per year.
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10 Reasons To Be Vaccinated:
Vaccine-preventable
diseases haven’t gone away;
Vaccines
will help keep you healthy;
Vaccines
are as important to your overall health as diet and exercise;
Vaccination
can mean the difference between life and death;
Vaccines
are safe;
Vaccines
won’t give you the disease they are designed to prevent;
Young
and healthy people can get very sick, too;
Vaccine-preventable
diseases are expensive;
When
you get sick, your children, grandchildren and parents are at risk, too; and
Your
family and coworkers need you.
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