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.
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.
A high-dose, trivalent influenza vaccine was no more effective at preventing heart- and lung-related death and hospitalization than a standard-dose quadrivalent vaccine, the researchers say.
A winter featuring flu and COVID-19 may create a diagnostic muddle for clinicians, said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in a Thursday news conference. There is a pressing need to educate patients about getting flu and pneumonia shots, he and other leading physicians contend.
The organization is now offering onsite, scheduled flu vaccination clinics run by Omnicare in all of its communities, home health agencies and corporate offices. Associates’ family members will be able to receive shots in communities with outdoor clinic options.
The most common cardiovascular events in these patients are acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease, researchers say.
A pneumonia vaccination may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 30%, while a single flu shot is tied to a 17% reduction in risk, according to two new studies.
Over consecutive flu seasons, patients with diabetes who were vaccinated had a significantly reduced risk of all-cause death, cardiovascular mortality, and death from heart attack or stroke.
The first of its kind, Fluad Quadrivalent for adults aged 65+ uses the same immune-boosting substance found in the drugmaker’s Fluad trivalent.
FDA approves influenza pandemic vaccine … Genetic variants appear to protect some people against Alzheimer’s disease … Residents who lose a loved one may fare better when encouraged to express emotions… Sacramento Ballet offers senior balance classes supported by insurer
