making lower respiratory infections more severe, with high hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, and mortality rates. "We believe that transplant patients really suffer from a lack of good protection from the lower standard dose [influenza] vaccine," commented ACIP member Camille Kotton, MD, of Mas...
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Paquita Bonillo, 84 years old, receives the fourth dose of Covid-19 and flu vaccine in the garden of the Feixa Llarga nursing home on September 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Zowy Voeten | Getty Images The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children b...
While 30% of respondents said Yes, CDC is doing a good job, following close behind were 28% who said No, flu vaccine development seems to be a “guessing game,” since it is based on last year’s influenza activity. Then there were 22% who said CDC does a good job, but they wish...
The panel's recommendations usually are adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and become the government's guidance for U.S. doctors and their patients. This would be the first time the government has stated a flu vaccine preference for older adults. ...
(HealthDay)—Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
Approximately 13 million illnesses, and over 110,000 hospitalizations, may have been averted by the flu vaccine over the last six years in the US.
There's only been one other time in the last decade when the flu vaccine did a worse job. However, it appears to be more helpful for children. The estimatespublishedby the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the vaccine reduces illness by 59 percent among children ages 6...
“The best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications is by getting a yearly flu vaccine. Even when flu vaccination does not prevent illness entirely, it has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick,”the CD...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Government health officials say now is the time to protect against the flu. And they're making a new flu vaccine recommendation for children. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl is here with the advisory. ...