Each year, as summer fades, the same invisible threat begins its return — respiratory viruses and bacteria that fill hospital wards and claim lives, particularly among those whose lungs are already compromised. Vaccines offer the immune system a kind of memory, a rehearsal for dangers not yet arrived. August, designated as National Immunization Awareness Month, is the moment health experts have chosen to remind us that the best time to prepare for a storm is before the clouds gather.
Vaccines offer critical protection as respiratory illness season approaches
Severe respiratory infections can lead to hospitalization and death, particularly in people with chronic lung conditions like asthma or COPD.