Flu

COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus cases are increasing, and the height of influenza season is on the horizon, but older adults and long-term care staff members are entering the first virus season...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared its yearly flu shot recommendations on Wednesday, urging older adults to get the vaccine.

Older adults who are in the hospital with COVID-19 die at double the rate compared to people who are hospitalized for flu complications, a new study published recently in The BMJ shows.

It’s going to be a pretty busy cold, flu and respiratory syncytial virus season, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 is on the rise now, a year after the country...

Flu shots are linked to less use of antibiotics, according to a study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. But that link isn’t quite as strong for people who get the pneumococcal vaccine.

Adults who engage in regular aerobic exercise and muscle-strengthening activity are at significantly lower risk of death from the flu or pneumonia, a new study found.

Nursing home workers picket over pay, bed bugs, alleged labor-busting tactics … Florida grapples with increases in senior veterans, need for additional services … US flu activity continues to decline...

One of the best ways to battle the current onslaught of respiratory viruses that is battering older adults and other vulnerable populations is focusing more on improving indoor air quality. 

Flu activity was the highest in a decade last week and hospitalizations for three respiratory viruses are straining healthcare systems, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday.

The RSV leg of the so-called tripledemic is hitting seniors at an alarming rate, putting nursing home staff on alert for an infection that manifests itself similarly to the other two legs, flu and COVID-19.