POLICY BRIEF SEPTEMBER 2012 MEDICAID EXPANSION & THE ACA: ISSUES FOR THE HCH COMMUNITY 5 Suggested Citation for this Policy Brief: National Health Care for the Homeless Council. (September 2012.) Medicaid Expansion & the HCH Community: (Author: Barbara DiPietro, Director of Policy.) Available at: http://www.nhchc ...
August: A great time to get vaccinated. Vaccines protect you all year round, but August is a great time to get vaccinated. In August, as summer winds down, itâs a good time for you and your family to make plans to get the flu vaccine. The vaccine usually becomes available in mid- to late-August.
Each year flu related complications in the USA affect close to 100,000 asthmatics, and millions more are seen in the emergency room because of severe shortness of breath. It is recommended that asthmatics are vaccinated between October and November, before the peak of the flu season. Flu vaccine works by boosting the body's immune system and takes about 2 weeks to become effective. Cancer. People with cancer usually have a suppressed immune system.