Recent Posts Tagged With 'flu shot'

• Should You Get a Pneumonia Vaccine?

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 12:32 in flu shot, pneumonia vaccine, preventing pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia

  Many of us are ready, willing and able to get an annual flu shot to keep us from getting that nasty flu virus. But what about the pneumonia vaccine? Should everyone get one? Or, are there certain groups more susceptible to bacterial pneumonia who wou...

• How Flu Shots Can Help Prevent COPD Exacerbation

  Posted on Saturday June 7th, 2008 at 16:35 in copd, about.com, flu shot, flu shots, copd exacerbation

  Have you gotten your annual flu shot this year? If so, that is great news, especially if you have COPD. Did you know that getting a flu shot each year can help you to prevent a worsening of your COPD symptoms, better known as a COPD exacerbation? Fin...