Tag: Flu

Rates significantly lower among minorities, those with less education

Vaccination differences represent a large percentage of Black and Hispanic gaps in vaccination rates

Two-thirds saying they have or will get vaccine was driven by interest from adults 60 years and older

Uptake lower among Black, Asian, Hispanic adults versus Whites; those vaccinated less likely to receive high-dose vaccine

Odds also lower for having severe disease for patients vaccinated for influenza, pneumococcal disease

Relative risks increased for in-hospital mortality, ICU use, hospital length-of-stay during first wave of pandemic

Trivalent adjuvanted, trivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccines comparable for moderate-to-severe injection-site pain in adults 65 years and older

2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot

Risk for mechanical ventilation use, admission to intensive care, longer length of stay increased for COVID-19 versus flu

Many more people are getting flu shots to avoid the risk for getting both the flu and COVID-19