Correction: A previous version of this article stated the decline in flu vaccination rates was in comparison to 2021-22 rates. It also erroneously stated that 97% of people hospitalized with flu in 2022-23 were unvaccinated.
In the United States, influenza vaccination rates differ greatly by age. For example, during the 2022-2023 flu season, around 70 percent of those aged 65 years and older received an influenza vaccination, compared to just 35 percent of those aged 18 to 49 years. The CDC recommends that ever...
Annual flu deaths vary from year to year. Between 2010 and 2023, yearly flu deaths have been as low as 4,900 and as high as 51,000.3A number of factors contribute to the variation, including:3 Flu vaccinationrates Seasonal flu vaccine efficacy Timing of the flu season Characteristics of th...
They also had substantially higher staff vaccination rates compared to agencies without the requirement (95.5% versus 61.2%). If all HHC agencies adopted policies requiring staff influenza vaccinations, the researchers predicted an 11.25% reduction in the rate of hospital transfers ...
Flu Vaccination Rates: Staff Up, Seniors DownNewman, Elizabeth
“Having the conversation right then and there, and making that strong recommendation for vaccination helps to increase pediatric vaccination rates,” she said. Groves concluded by saying that visit is also a good time to recommend the child or adolescent attend their well-child visit with th...
Sunflower's Fluvention program offers free resources to help people understand the risks of flu season and the importance of the flu shot and other preventive measures. The initiative strives to increase overall flu vaccination rates with special attention for high-risk pop...
In terms of public investment in health, the share of public health expenditure in GDP level appears to have a direct impact on the use of influenza vaccination among elderly population. In countries with the lowest level of spending on preventive healthcare, vaccination rates, especially among th...
In addition, vaccination rates in the general US population were disappointingly low last year; they were highest in children aged 6 to 23 months, the CDC said.
and promoting acceptance of vaccination.10,11For health care professionals, it is important to be knowledgeable about the different barriers to vaccination so that they can be addressed. Additionally, a strong recommendation from a provider has been shown to have an influence on vaccination rates.2...