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Unlike the flu vaccine, the CDC doesn’t suggest getting an updated vaccine by a certain date—instead, the health organization wants you to get it ASAP. It’s still up in the air whether ...
Older Americans Act; Long title: An Act to provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the States for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants, and to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency to be designated as the ...
The CDC recommends everyone over six months get the latest COVID shot, which is updated to fight the current virus variants. Immunity wanes, so even if you got vaccinated last year, you should get ...
She saw a need for help—and didn't hesitate to step up to the plate. The post This Woman Has Helped Over 400 Seniors Schedule Vaccine Appointments appeared first on Reader's Digest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2012 there were 45.6 million people in the US (14.8% of the under-65 population) who were without health insurance. Following the implementation of major ACA provisions in 2013, this figure fell by 18.3 million or 40%, to 27.3 million by 2016 or 8.6% of the under-65 population.
An increasing number of children are undervaccinated, of whom an estimated 13% or more are believed to be so because of parental choice. [15] One survey, published in Vaccine, found that 9.4% of parents in King County, Washington used an alternative vaccine schedule, [1] while another survey found that more than 1 out of 10 parents of children aged between 6 months and 6 years used an ...
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people ages 65 years and over. Some younger people with disabilities are also qualified to enroll. Some younger people with disabilities are also ...
Dementia impacts millions of older adults, but researchers are still learning how, exactly, to prevent this devastating illness. Now, research suggests that increasing your intake of one specific ...