Seasonal recurrence may require repeat social distancing measures. That’s no comfort for the 400 eldercare facilities now dealing with outbreaks.
Clinicians should look beyond respiratory symptoms in suspected flu cases, and consider early antiviral treatment, say investigators.
Influenza rarely gets the sort of attention that the coronavirus is getting, even though it kills more Americans each year than any other virus, say doctors.
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In eldercare settings, the risks of infectious outbreaks go beyond the direct impact of the illness, the ECRI Institute claims.
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Fully 47% of older adults are at high risk for flu complications. People with heart disease and other chronic conditions face the highest risk.
Over half of U.S. adults don’t plan to get the flu vaccine this season. And one quarter of those adults are at high risk of serious flu complications.
