CDC: Everyone over 6 months needs updated COVID vaccine
Jun 28, 2024
As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, US health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available...
All adults over 75 should get RSV vaccine before fall, CDC recommends
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Older adults age 75 and up should receive the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine before the fall. Those aged 60 to 74 years, however, should only get the shot if they’re at risk for severe RSV...
Parkinson’s vaccine trial shows promise
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
A recent phase 1 trial that compared a potential vaccine for Parkinson’s disease to a placebo found the vaccine to be generally safe and that patients tolerated it well, according to a new study. Researchers...
FDA approves RSV vaccine for adults 50 to 59
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 11, 2024
The Arexvy respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, which is already approved for adults 60 and up, is now indicated for use in people ages 50 to 59 years old thanks to recent Food and Drug Administration...
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 7
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 06, 2024
Study links artificial sweetener xylitol to heart attacks … Statins, metformin may lower brain aneurysm odds, data shows … Report highlights Humira Part D coverage despite biosimilars entering market...
FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA vaccine for RSV in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 03, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the messenger RNA-based (mRNA) vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people ages 60 and older.
High-dose flu shots reduce hospitalizations in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
High-dose flu vaccines given to older adults lower pneumonia- and influenza-related (P&I) hospitalization, but there isn’t a difference in death rates between people who received the high-dose and standard-dose...
Receiving annual flu shots doesn’t weaken the vaccine’s effects, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
May 21, 2024
The protective effect of annual flu vaccines does not erode when older adults receive flu shots every year, a new study published in Vaccine shows.
Also in the News for Thursday, April 18, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2024
Consumer advocates decry ‘letters of agreement’ for nursing home corrections … Nursing home resident dies of Legionnaires’ disease … LeadingAge unveils new strategic plan … Shingles vaccine...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Leqembi slow to catch on, but spending may surge … Older adults in NYC missed out on COVID-19 vaccines early on due to misallocation of resources … Intergenerational program explores attitudes on...