Flu vaccine makers readying for busy season, with infections expected to rise
With flu surging in Southern hemisphere countries and more people mingling, the past two years' reprieve from the flu is likely over.
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With flu surging in Southern hemisphere countries and more people mingling, the past two years' reprieve from the flu is likely over.
The CDC now recommends three higher-dose or adjuvanted flu vaccines to prevent seasonal influenza for adults aged 65 years and older.
CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific flu vaccines for adults 65 years and older, including higher dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines.
The CDC says people aged 65 years or older should receive higher-dose or adjuvanted flu vaccines to be best protected from the perennial virus.
A recent survey of 700 physicians and pharmacists makes a compelling case for a high-dose flu vaccine like Fluzone Quadrivalent.