One of the best ways to take control of your health, protecting both yourself and your loved ones, is to keep up to date with your vaccinations against the big 5 preventable illnesses—COVID-19, Influenza, Pneumonia, Shingles, and now Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
The older we get, the more likely we are to suffer severe consequences from getting sick, including increased risk of heart attack, hospitalization and worse.
Provincial funding for and access to vaccines differs across Canada. This means that while vaccines may be available in a province, they may not be affordable to those who are most vulnerable. CARP believes all older Canadians should have equitable access to the most effective vaccines available. Join CARP as we all do our part to to Keep Canada Healthy.
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7 in 10 people over 65 have a medical condition that makes them “high-risk” for severe complications from the seasonal flu
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People 65 years of age and older have the highest hospitalization rate (60%) and the highest likelihood of death (66%) from the seasonal flu
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Shingles can affect anyone who has not had the chickenpox vaccine, including people who had chickenpox as a child
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Pneumonia increases your risk of death for up to 10 years after infection
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Experts warn that catching the flu, shingles or pneumonia on top of COVID-19 could be deadly for people of any age (and the older you are the worse it gets)!
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