Deals with the recommendation of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the annual influenza vaccination of people 50 years and older. Susceptibility of older people to have chronic medical conditions that place them at ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the flu nasal spray vaccine (FluMist) should not be used for the 2016-17 flu season because it doesn't work. The CDC also recommends that everyone over 6 months of age get a flu shot instead.
And while most Americans are now recommended to get a shot, officials said they still planned to focus their promotion of the shots to those who were at the highest risk of severe disease and might benefit most. "Under a universal recommendation, we will still have targeted communications for...
The ACIP's original recommendation, issued starting in 1964, advised yearly flu shots for people 6 months and older with asthma; the updated recommendation has been expanded to include all people 6 months and older. During the 2010/2011 influenza season, vaccination coverage among people with asth...
The panel’s recommendation comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the shot the green light ina fast-tracked approach. CDC’s director Dr. Rochelle Walensky must give the final sign-off before the shots are available.
"In my opinion, it is the right step because it is such a difficult disease and hard to treat and a good recommendation to at least be an option for people who at least want to protect themselves from this infection," Goepfert said. ...
with health writer Aaron E. Carroll supporting his argument that everyone should follow the CDC’s recommendation to get a flu shot by citing a study whose authorsactuallyconcluded not only that the CDC’s policy is unsupported by the scientific evidence, but also that the CDC deliberately misrep...
"We expect this season's vaccine to be available in the coming days, pending recommendation from public health authorities, so people can ask their doctor about receiving their COVID-19 vaccine during the same appointment as their annual flu shot," Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO at Pfizer, ...
That includes this week's CDC recommendation that Americans 65 and older receive another COVID booster shot this spring, to help maintain immunity. The guidance also recommends "practicing good hygiene by covering coughs and sneezes, washing or sanitizing hands often, and cleaning frequently touched ...
Therecommendationwas issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention after its vaccine advisory panel weighed in on who should get the shots. The panel made the same recommendation for flu vaccinations this fall, with rare exceptions. ...