Shoot up. A flu shot “reduces your risk for infection by as much as 90 percent.” Winter may be half over, but you can still find a nurse or doctor who provides the service at Flucliniclocator.org.
Make sleep a priority. Reduce your risk of getting sick by sleeping “at least seven hours.” Slumber also helps your “immune system remember how to fight off illnesses” that you’ve had in the past.
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