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Protect Yourself from Disease: Wash Your Hands, and Get the Flu Vaccine

Posted on November 10, 2016August 23, 2020
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Washing your hands and getting the flu vaccine are two important ways to protect yourself from disease. Learn more at:CDC: Wash Your Hands, and CDC: Flu Vaccine.

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