Adult Immunization

The safety data used to update the Flublok label is from a study of more than 48 000 pregnant women across multiple flu seasons, according to Sanofi.

IDWeek 2024: Older adults vaccinated with BNT162b2 (Comirnaty) had approximately half the odds of developing long COVID vs unvaccinated adults, according to new data.

IDWeek2024: The nanoparticle influenza vaccine and combination flu-Covid-19 shot produced immunogenicity comparable to or higher than comparator vaccines.

V116 (CAPVAXIVE™) covers the serotypes responsible for approximately 84% of invasive pneumococcal disease cases in adults aged 50 years and older.

Essential health screenings and immunizations are declining among US adults. A new survey identified 7 issues that help drive the reduced rates.

IDWeek 2024: Black individuals were less likely to be vaccinated against all 3 respiratory viruses than White individuals, according to new research.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Steven P. Furr, former president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Older adults hospitalized with RSV were older, more frail, and more likely to have respiratory comorbidities than those with influenza A or B, the study found.

Adults saying they don't need immunization this fall have received the vaccines in the past, survey authors report, suggesting a lingering misinformation effect.

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