Reason of elderly people for not getting the vaccine; Number of deaths attributable to the complications of flu each year; Details of the awareness campaign for flu vaccination in Oldham, England.Practice Nurse
Reports the recognition of the aged as the target for flu vaccination in England. Efforts to encourage vaccination on younger patients with chronic diseases; Goals of the vaccination moves; Use of television advertisement for the promotion of the vaccination campaign for the aged.Ward...
In Australia, the flu is responsible formore than 5,000 hospitalization and 100 deathsa year. The highest rates are among those over 65, whose immune systems aren't as effective as they used to be, and children under five, whose immune systems are yet to mature. To combat the decline in...
People over 65 and young people aged 0-19 should be prioritised for influenza vaccination after high risk groups during times of limited vaccine supply, a study published in PLoS Computational Biology has recommended.1 Using computer modelling, researchers created a "synthetic population" in the US...
No flu jab campaign this winter The article reports that the British Department of Health (DoH) has opted not to launch a national campaign to promote flu vaccination in 2011. The departm... C Parr - 《Independent Nurse》 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 Flu deal to include pneumococcal jab Announce...
BackgroundFor the last 17 years, the UK has employed a routine influenza vaccination programme with the aim of reducing the spread of seasonal influenza. In mid‐2000, the programme moved from a purely risk‐based approach to a risk and age group‐targete...
GPs in row over flu vaccination.GPs in row over flu vaccination.The article reports on the criticism by some general practitioners in Great Britain against pharmaceutical industry for the potential shortage of supply for pharmacy-led flu vaccines. However, according to Alastair Buxton, head of Natio...
Speak to your physician to decide if an antiviralmedicationis right for you. Cases of COVID-19 continue to occur in our communities. Staying current on COVID-19 vaccination is the best way to protect your health and community.
"Because getting a flu shot yearly not only helps to protect us from serious infection but also predicts our acceptance of other CDC-recommended vaccines, the drop in reportedflu vaccinationwe see reflected in our panel is worrisome," said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public...
There have been public health successes during the pandemic. Early in the COVID vaccination drive, a national survey found that the vaccination rates for Black and Latino residents lagged behind those of white residents. At the end of April 2021, 59% of white residents had rec...