Influenza vaccine in over-65s
Client received the Pfizer COVID vaccine (lot#FK1527) in the L deltoid and the Fluarix Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (Lot#3NA4M) in the R deltoid at approximately 1050 from vaccinator RN. After the client received both vaccines, he stood up to wait next to his mother...
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influenza, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus or Mycoplasma pneumoniae) within 3 months before the survey or other underlying illnesses. The control group included children aged 0–18 years with no COVID-19 history, no symptoms or exposure in the past 3 months, and no recent known infections...
In 1993, a national consensus conference on influenza set target vaccination coverage rates of 70% for adults aged 65 or older and for all adults with chronic medical conditions. Among individuals aged 65 or older, those with at least one chronic condition met that target. But 62% of those ...
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and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. He has over a decade and a half of combined research and global health experience in influenza, RSV, and viral respiratory disease research, including vaccine clinical development (leading mid- and late-stage vaccine development programs), vaccine pharmaco...
Studies directly testing for improved clinical outcomes with vaccines for over-65s show a small benefit of receiving either of the vaccines over the standard vaccine, including a modest decrease in lab-confirmed influenza,hospitalizationsandemergency department visitscompared to the standard influenza vacci...
Clinicaltrialshave not been designed to show the different rates of flu infection after taking the adjuvanted vaccine compared with the standard vaccine. But studies have examined the effectiveness of this vaccine in preventing hospitalisations with influenza. Onetrialfound a small decrease in influenza ...
Knowing which vaccines older adults should get and hearing a clear recommendation from their health care provider about why a particular vaccine is important strongly motivated them to get vaccinated. That's a key finding in a recent study I co-authored