Or, even better, how can you avoid getting them in the first place?
Parents should avoid getting into bed with a child in order to get them to sleep.
At the same time, if we could avoid getting shot, that would be a very good thing.
Everyone had work to do, but managed to avoid getting in each other's way.
How could she not, when he'd avoided getting near her for the last month.
Try to avoid getting water on the record label, of course.
But for the moment, he hoped to avoid getting him involved.
What else can I do to avoid getting a cold or the flu in the future?
I'll do whatever I can to avoid getting the flu.
We want you to stay well and avoid getting flu this year.