The cost of a flu shot depends upon several factors, including whether you have insurance, your location, age and which influenza vaccine you choose. For example,Costco’sFluad shot — which has been formulated for seniors — is $59.99. Meanwhile, it’s Afluria and Flucelvax flu shots for ...
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
The influenza vaccine, which is based on the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase proteins, confers immunity only to the particular strain or set of strains including in the vaccine, and immunity to one strain or subtype, whether acquired through infection or vaccination, does not prevent susceptibility to...
Quoting from the article, “For those people still on the fence, this could very easily put them into the no-vaccine side of things,” said Donald Low, chief microbiologist at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.” And Ethan Rubinstein, head of adult infectious diseases at the University of Manit...
It’s not too late to receive a vaccine and an option for seniors is Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent, licensed only for those over the age of 65. "It is especially important this year," said Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County health officer. “[It] can also save health care resources...