Who Needs Vaccines?
Adults and children need vaccines to reduce health risks. The types needed may depend on your age, health history or where you work and travel. From birth, timely vaccination helps provide immunity before children are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases.
How Can Vaccines Help Me?
• Be less likely to pass on infections to your close contacts
• Not miss work or school because of sick time
• Prevent serious complications and even death from certain infections
• Reduce your risk of getting sick when traveling
This story is from the August 2021 edition of Central Florida Health News.
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