FDA approves new flu vaccine option for older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new influenza vaccine for people aged 65 and older, Sanofi announced Monday.
A flu shot could help residents with hypertension cut mortality risk by 18%
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2019
A flu vaccination can lower mortality risk by 18% in individuals with high blood pressure, according to Danish researchers.
A third of seniors plan to forgo flu shot, tech company survey finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2018
The Clover Health Flu Shot Monitor also found 35% of seniors survived did not get a flu shot last year. Among those declining the shot, 43% said they were concerned it would make them sick and 35% said...
Also in the News for Monday, June 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2018
Second state adopts individual insurance mandate … Kansas is last state in the nation to develop an Alzheimer’s plan … Most hospitals now require workers to get flu shots, but those treating...
Feds sue nursing home, alleging religious discrimination in forced flu shot
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2018
The Justice Department is suing a Wisconsin nursing home, alleging that it discriminated against an employee by forcing her to get a flu shot.
EEOC takes on provider over flu shot firing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2018
A healthcare provider in Owosso, MI, violated federal law by rescinding a job offer to a transcriptionist who wanted a religious accommodation to avoid a flu shot, the EEOC said in a lawsuit this week.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 17
Jan 17, 2018
Nurse suffers smoke inhalation while saving SNF from flames … Hospital agrees to pay $89,000 for firing employees who sought religious exemption from flu shot … Rapid diagnosis occurs when...
Seniors more likely to skip nursing homes where staff skip flu vaccines
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2018
Almost three-fourths of seniors said they’d be less likely to choose a nursing home if they found a large share of its staff wasn’t vaccinated against the flu, according to a new poll.
4-in-1 flu shot shows promise
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Dec 06, 2017
A vaccine that combines genes from four strains of influenza may one day serve as a universal flu shot, researchers said in November.
50 employees fired over provider’s mandatory flu shot policy
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Nov 21, 2017
Around 50 employees of a Minnesota healthcare provider have been fired for noncompliance with the organization’s mandatory influenza vaccination policy for workers, according to local reports.