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Older Adults Should Find out if They Need to Be Vaccinated against 'Pneumococcal Pneumonia'
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(OPEN):
AGE IS A STATE-OF-MIND--EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR IMMUNE-SYSTEM:
ADULTS AS YOUNG AS 50 ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR SERIOUS
INFECTIOUS-DISEASES--LIKE "PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA"--BECAUSE OF THEIR AGING IMMUNE-SYSTEMS.
A RECENT "HARRIS POLL"--CONDUCTED FOR THE "AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION" AND "PFIZER", OF ONE-THOUSAND U-S
ADULTS--FOUND 85-PERCENT OF ADULTS AGE-50 TO -75 BELIEVE PEOPLE THEIR AGE ARE AT RISK FOR
"PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA". BUT, ONLY HALF BELIEVE THEY'RE PERSONALLY AT RISK.
DOCTOR NORM EDELMAN--SENIOR SCIENTIFIC-ADVISOR TO THE
"LUNG ASSOCIATION"...
(EDELMAN):
"IT'S ESTIMATED THAT A
QUARTER-OF-A-MILLION AMERICANS, OVER 50, ARE HOSPITALIZED, EACH YEAR, WITH
'PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA'--WITH AN AVERAGE HOSPITAL-STAY OF FIVE DAYS. EVEN OTHERWISE-HEALTHY AND -ACTIVE OLDER-ADULTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THEIR INCREASED
RISK--BECAUSE OF THEIR AGING IMMUNE-SYSTEMS."
(CLOSE):
IF YOU'RE 50 OR OLDER, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL RISK FOR
"PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA"--AND SEE IF YOU'RE UP-TO-DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS.
LEARN MORE AT "WHO-PNEU"-DOT-COM;
THAT'S "W-H-O-P-N-E-U"-DOT-COM. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE
"AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION", IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
"PFIZER".
For an African-American version of this report, click here; for a version featuring
Jim Furyk, click here;
for a Spanish-language version, click here.
