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Roughly one in every five American health care workers do not receive the annual influenza vaccination

CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine

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Vaccination protects both workers and patients
All children aged 6 months and older should receive a seasonal flu vaccine during the 2016-2017 flu season

AAP Releases Updated Guidance for Flu Vaccination in Children

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American Academy of Pediatrics calls for a special effort to vaccinate certain groups
Immunizing children with intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine does not appear to provide better protection against influenza than inactivated influenza vaccine

Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine No Better Than Inactivated

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No reduction in hazard ratio for influenza A or B virus with LAIV in study among Hutterite children
The seasonal influenza vaccine may significantly reduce mortality for patients with type 2 diabetes

Flu Vaccine Protective Against Hospitalization, Death in T2DM

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Significantly lower rates of admission for stroke, heart failure, pneumonia/influenza, all-cause-death
The nasal spray form of the influenza vaccine should not be used next flu season

CDC: FluMist Nasal Flu Vaccine Should Not Be Used 2016-2017

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Research shows inactivated vaccine is the best way to protect children
Receipt of influenza vaccination may reduce heart failure patients' risk of hospitalization

Flu Vaccine Can Help Keep Heart Failure Patients Out of Hospital

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Vaccination tied with lower risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases, respiratory infections
Pregnant women who receive influenza vaccination may be protecting their infants as well as themselves against the virus

Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Protects Mother and Infant

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Infants benefit when a woman gets influenza immunization during pregnancy, researchers confirm
Influenza vaccination may be more effective when people receive it in the morning than in the afternoon

Influenza Vaccination Timing Appears to Affect Efficacy

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Vaccination seems to provide greater immune response in the morning than in the afternoon
Women receiving trivalent influenza vaccination are less likely to experience a stillbirth

Stillbirth Less Likely for Women Receiving Trivalent Flu Vaccine

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Largest relative reduction in stillbirths seen for births occurring just after influenza season
Surgery patients don't have an increased risk for complications if they receive an influenza vaccine while in the hospital

Influenza Vaccine Safe for Patients in Hospital for Surgery

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Findings show it won't increase complications