Dallas County Living Well Magazine March/April 2016 | Page 30

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Is Flu Prevention Possible?

he mantra, “get your flu
shot” is almost as common
as “eat right and exercise
regularly,” and it gets louder
with winter fast approaching. Senior citizens in the U.S. are reminded to get vaccinated for flu, but
last year, the vaccine was as low as
9% effective for older people according to the World Health Organization
(WHO). Each year in the U.S., about
21,000 elderly people die from the
flu. The question stands; why isn’t the
flu vaccine protecting the people who
need it the most?

The Fluid Nature of Flu
Flu remains a h