CDC urges flu vaccination for all childrenJ. Bauman, PharmDManaged Healthcare Executive E-News
Federal officials are raising concerns about a possible link between declining vaccination rates and a surge in pediatric flu deaths. Dr. Celine Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor, has more.
The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annualflu vaccinationfor everyone aged 6 months or older. But during the 2020–2021 flu season, only 50.8% to 68% of U.S. children younger than 18 got flu shots. Each year, millions of U.S. children get sick with se...
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(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.
researchers found that flu vaccination of children up to the age of eight reduces their hospitalization risk by 54 percent, Ben-Gurion University (BGU) said Sunday. In contrast to many other studies that examined morbidity among those vaccinated, the new study looked at whether vaccinated children...
Gao Hengmiao, a doctor with Beijing Children's Hospital, said China's current vaccination rate for the flu is too low because parents lack relevant knowledge and awareness. The National Health Commission said China's supply of flu vaccines is sufficient. Besides vaccination, experts also suggested...
“Little is known about how seasonal flu vaccination impacts the immune responses in children, who are a major source of flu transmission and a very high-risk group,” explains Matthew Miller, lead author of the study and Associate Professor at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for ...
The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children but has been less protective for seniors this season,according to preliminary data released Wednesdayby the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine was 35% effective at preventing hospitalization for s...
Vaccination rates for seniors, the age group most likely to be hospitalized with influenza, were down about 3 percentage points from October 2021. Flu vaccinations for children are down about 5% compared with where they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, Walensky said. In a typical year, ...