Adult immunizations fell dramatically during pandemic, vaccine maker says
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
In total, 17.2 million adult vaccine doses were missed in 2020. And immunizations continue to lag well behind 2019 levels, reports GlaxoSmithKline.
This season’s flu vaccinations linked to lower COVID-19 likelihood, severity
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2021
People who received a flu vaccination were 24% less likely to test positive for COVID-19. And those who did contract the disease had a less severe course when compared with people who didn’t get a flu...
Adjuvanted vaccine cuts nursing home flu outbreaks by 17 percent, top researcher reports
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2021
Facilities that offered residents the strengthened influenza vaccine Fluad experienced a 17% reduction in suspected and laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreaks, says Vince Mor, Ph.D.
Vaccination cuts flu hospitalization for seniors by 41 percent, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine in a group of 3,000 adults. There was less likelihood of hospital admission among the 67% who received a vaccination.
Flu season may be ‘devastating,’ officials warn
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
“The real risk is that we’re going to have two circulating respiratory pathogens at the same time,” says CDC director Robert Redfield, M.D.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, January 31
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2020
U.S. life expectancy goes up for the first time since 2014 … FDA to review skin patch therapy for Alzheimer’s … U.S. outperforms peers in flu vaccination among seniors, underperforms in other healthcare...
Early flu season threatens senior living residents in most states
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John O'Connor
Nov 25, 2019
Flu season is off to an early start with some states having widespread outbreaks, according to the CDC.
A flu shot could help residents with hypertension cut mortality risk by 18%
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2019
A flu vaccination can lower mortality risk by 18% in individuals with high blood pressure, according to Danish researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, August 30
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2019
Tiny wireless implant monitors healing brain aneurysms … Signature HealthCARE’s new flu vaccine policy will affect all of its residents, employees … Preventing disability in minority elders … New...
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Mar 01, 2018
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