Tag: adults
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Young adults in Philly advocate for gun ownership education, even after experiencing tragedy
Gun violence in Philadelphia has become a national news story, but 22-year-old resident Isaiah Stanton knows about the gun crisis there firsthand. Last year, he opened up the Citizen app, which provides location-based safety alerts, only to find out that his brother Ronald Wimberley, a jokester with a big personality and a bigger laugh, had…
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CDC recommends pneumonia vaccine for adults 50 and older
Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a yearly shot to protect against pneumonia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now agrees. On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50. CDC Director Dr. Mandy…