About a third of people who use natural supplements to influenza, are willing to also receive the flu vaccine and the consumers of natural products which are usually hesitant to get vaccinated against the flu, they are more open to the recommendations of the doctors and to reconsider vaccinated. Interestingly, users undecided natural supplements to get vaccinated are much more likely to be influenced by their providers of health care that the undecided Americans not taking natural supplements. Makers of natural supplements are also more likely to decide on the advice of the family and friends, influencing this in place or not the vaccine. The Centers for Control and prevention recommends that all persons 6 months of age should receive the vaccine this season. The flu vaccine has proven to be safe for many decades.
Although estimates vary, in general the vaccine has declined flu episodes from a 70 to 90 percent of healthy adults.Being less effective in older people and those with depressed immune systems, but can also reduce the severity of flu, which could lessen the possibility of serious complications and deaths. 10. Measures to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the flu. Wash your hands. Use disinfectant wipes on phone and computer keyboards to prevent transmission of the virus. Avoid close contact with sick people. Stay home if you have fever and cough. Cover when coughing and sneezing with tissue or pleat of the arm.
Get plenty of sleep. People who don’t sleep enough halved the immune response to the vaccine against influenza in comparison with people who sleep than normal. Eat well. Exercise regularly. Decrease stress, this can also strengthen the immunity. If you smoke, quit. Smokers are more vulnerable to the flu and its complications.