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4 Things You Need to Know Right Now to Protect Yourself from the Flu

Get answers to your most pressing questions about this year's flu, including what symptoms to be concerned about, from the University of Michigan.
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Flu Can Be Deadly for Older Adults. So Why Don’t We Do More to Protect Them?

When you get a flu shot, it helps protect those around you, including those at risk of dangerous flu complications. A new poll highlights the importance of such protection.
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What’s It Worth? New Shingles Vaccine Offers a Chance to Measure the Value of Prevention

Learn about Shingrix, a vaccine to prevent shingles in older adults coming to market in 2018, and how this shingles immunization will continue to be evaluated.
Pregnant woman receives her flu shot and Tdap vaccine during her third trimester
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How vaccines protect moms (and babies) during pregnancy and beyond

Find out the benefits of getting a flu shot and the Tdap vaccine during your third trimester of pregnancy, including how these vaccines help protect your unborn baby.
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3 Times You Risk Catching the Flu

A U-M infectious diseases expert explains how the flu virus spreads — and crucial ways to protect yourself as flu season gears up nationwide.