Flu shot disparities in short-stay residents could drop by 60 percent with intervention, investigators...
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
A dramatic racial and ethnic gap exists in influenza vaccination rates among short-stay and long-stay nursing homes residents, a new study has found.
Flu activity slowing worldwide as professor debunks sickness advice
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 29, 2024
Flu prevalence still is going up in some countries in the Northern Hemisphere, but overall, it is declining, according to a new report. The news comes as another recent study examined the advice of eating...
This season’s flu vaccinations linked to lower COVID-19 likelihood, severity
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2021
People who received a flu vaccination were 24% less likely to test positive for COVID-19. And those who did contract the disease had a less severe course when compared with people who didn’t get a flu...
Annual flu shot variances in nursing homes to guide improved vaccination programs, national study says
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
Between 70% and 85% of influenza-related deaths occur in people aged 65 and older, with older adults living in U.S. nursing homes at high risk for respiratory infections, including flu.
Nursing home group doesn’t support mandatory flu vaccines for workers
Feb 13, 2012
The largest nursing home association in the country agrees that influenza vaccine should be offered to all healthcare workers but it stops short of endorsing a recommendation by a federal advisory panel...