Recommendations for when you should get your flu vaccine remain the same – September and October are still considered the optimal times. August vaccinations aren’t recommended unless someone is in their third trimester of pregnancy or for children who will need two doses of the vaccine or those...
CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continues to recommend routine yearlyinfluenzavaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older who has no contraindications, according to updatedrecommendationsfor the 2019–2020 influenza season. The recommendations were published online today inMorbidity...
"I think all of that needs to be weighed. And so that's why I hesitate to make it just a universal recommendation, even though I do support vaccination with the COVID vaccine," Sanchez said. Trying to come up with tailored recommendations could also be impractical to implement, CDC offici...
CDC Director Rochelle P Walensky, MD, MPH, announced her endorsement of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of both new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines from GSK and Pfizer for people aged 60 years and older, according to a recent CDC...
age for the PCV21 vaccine to age 50 would improve vaccine equity, "We were also torn by the confusion that would be in place if we lowered the recommendation for PCV21 to age 50, but not for PCV20, because then we would have three recommendations for people in their 50s," he said...
The updated recommendations reflect a June 2024 vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
(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.
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. ...
Understanding the potential risks associated with pneumococcal disease, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provided newrecommendations to improve vaccine coverage and protection among adults. Previously, the committee recommended up to two doses of the PPSV23 ...