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Flu Shots Help Prevent COPD Exacerbations Flu Shots Help Prevent COPD Exacerbations

By Deborah Leader, RN Published at September 28 Comments 1 Likes 2

Flu shots not only prevent the flu, they can help COPD patients fight off potential exacerbations of symptoms, which are periods of time when your COPD may worsen. Why? One of the most common risk factors for a worsening of COPD is catching a serious infection like the flu, so…

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