Love your lungs at 65
April 30, 2014
Almost two in three Australian
seniors may be jeopardising their
‘golden years’ by not protecting
against a lung infection, despite
being at increased risk, the Lung
Foundation Australia has said.
This week is Pneumonia
Awareness Week, and accordingly
the Foundation has released
research titled ‘Love your lungs at
65’, which said 94% of Australians
aged 65 to 74 did not recognise age
as a risk factor for pneumonia.
The research, conducted online in
April among 752 people aged 65 to
74, found less than 50% understood
that vaccination could defend
against pneumococcal pneumonia,
which was responsible for 82% of
pneumonia cases in those over 65
years old.
The Foundation is encouraging
people aged 65 and over who are
‘at risk’ of contracting pneumonia
to speak to their doctors about
protecting against infection.
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