No flu shot? No problem Old-fashioned or new age, options aboundAnnette Wells
Prior recommendations had advised the pneumococcal shot for two vulnerable age groups: children under the age of 5 and seniors age 65 and older. People of other ages with certain health conditions are also advised to get the shot. Pneumococcal disease is caused byStreptococcuspneumoniaeand related ...
Why Do People With MS Need to Be Careful About Getting a Flu Shot? People with multiple sclerosis have good reason to get the flu shot every year, because the disease and certain MS treatments can leave them vulnerable to complications, says Purvi S. Parikh, MD, of NYU Langone Health. ...
Immunocompromised people and those who are age 65 or older should get a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a statement released Wednesday, the CDC said the second dose should be received...
The aging immune system is one reason doctors encourage the elderly to get an annual flu shot.Most of the deaths and hospitalizations due to influenza impact those 65 and older. Combine inflammation and aging and you get “inflammaging.” Inflammation – when it’s an immune response to an in...
Previously, Americans over the age of 65 were recommended to get the shot; now, the age has been lowered to 50 and older. Besides older adults, children younger than 5 are also recommended to get the vaccine, as well as both children and adults at an increased risk of contracting ...
A yearlyflu shotis a must. If you’re older than age 65, ask your doctor about the high-dose version, which offers more protection. Weight Gain Getting older can be a triple whammy. You lose muscle as you age. That makes it harder to keep the pounds from creeping up. You also becom...
It may help to wait to get an updated vaccine if you recently got one, experts say. The CDC recommends waiting at least two months between vaccines or consider delaying a shot three months after COVID symptoms started or a positive test. ...
There is a wide range of vaccines – some requiring multiple doses at specific ages and times – that are recommended from birth to 18 years old. Recommended vaccines include: Influenza (annual flu shot) COVID-19* Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTaP) ...
Still, as anotherfall virus seasonapproaches, not everyone is following the CDC's advice. According to a survey from Ohio State Wexner Medical Center last month,less than half of Americanswere planning to get their COVID or flu shots this season. ...