Flu vaccination coverage has been on the decline in the U.S. in recent years, with less than half of the population older than 6 months getting the shot since the 2022-23 season. Last year, 47.2 percent of that population got the shot. The CDC’s weekly report noted that flu vaccine ...
Flu vaccine coverage in the U.S. 2014-2023, by age Published by Preeti Vankar Preeti Vankar Junior Researcher Get in touch with us now , Apr 8, 2024 In the United States, influenza vaccination rates differ greatly by age. For example, during the 2022-2023 flu season, around 70 percent...
Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, said on"CBS Mornings" Monday."Before Thanksgiving, say mid-November, you want to get your flu shot, yourCOVID shot. But that said, ...
“And for families, getting the flu shot also protects the newborn grandchildren you cuddle that might be too young to receive their own flu shot.” Dr Chu explains that vaccines may contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that trigger an immune response, creating...
Looking back overrecent years, for kids aged 6 months to 5 years, we saw a peak in fluvaccine coverageat the beginning of the COVID pandemic at 46%, which then declined to 30% by the 2023 season. While we're still relatively early in the 2024flu season, only7% of childrenunder five...
Is it safe to get the COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time? Here's how to prepare for possible side effects. Sept. 14, 2022, 7:36 PM UTC/UpdatedSept. 13, 2023, 4:43 PM UTC BySarah Jacoby Health officials this weekapproved updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccinesthat prot...
The AAP also stressed in the news release that pregnant women may get the flu shot at any time during their pregnancy to protect their infants as well as themselves. They also noted the vaccine is safe for breastfeeding mothers.1,3 The release highlighted gaps in vaccination coverage in...
In contrast, 10 million people got the influenza shot in the same period. President Andrés Manuel López Obradorhas been a big supporter of Cuba, hiring Cuban doctors, buying vaccines and construction materials from Cuba and supplying oil to the islan...
advertisement About 43% of U.S. adults said they didn’t intend to get a flu shot or were uncertain about whether they would get one. Only 40% plan to get an updated Covid shot and only 40% of eligible adults — those aged 60 or older — plan to get one of th...
However, even if the best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year, today, immunisation coverage around the globe is far below where it should be. This is the reason why our primary target is to encourage people at risk of flu complications to get vaccinated, thus ...