Getting vaccinated against the flu each year is one of the easiest and most effective ways to protect your health. It matters even more for older adults and for people with lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who face a greater risk of serious complications like pneumonia.
For people with these conditions, the concern is not only pneumonia itself, but also the fact that their lungs are already compromised, said MeiLan Han, a professor of medicine and chief of the pulmonary and critical care division at University of Michigan Health.
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