The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some tips to protect yourself from pollen. • Check forecasts and try to spend less time outside when pollen levels are high. • Take your allergy and/or asthma medications as prescribed. • When you’re outside, don’t touch your eyes.  • It’s best to shower, but at the very least, wash your hands and face when you come inside. Rinse off glasses, too, if you wear them. • Change your clothes after being outdoors. • Keep windows closed during pollen season. • Use high-efficiency filters in your home’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.