Influenza Vaccination

During a press conference held by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, experts said it will be important to monitor White House staffers and administration for COVID-19. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Influenza vaccination did not increase the incidence of COVID-19 or worsen outcomes related to the disease, researchers reported.

Amidst the threat of a fall wave of COVID-19 cases in the United States, primary care physicians face another challenge: the 2020-2021 influenza season.

In a single-center study, researchers observed no significant differences in mechanical ventilator use, hospitalization or ICU admission rates among children with COVID-19 compared with children with influenza.

The AAP issued its influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2020-2021 season, still emphasizing the importance of vaccinating everyone aged older than 6 months.

Prior influenza or pneumococcal vaccination may be associated with lower rates of in-hospital mortality among patients with HF, according to research presented at the virtual European Society of Cardiology Congress.

A study of dialysis facilities across the Unites States showed centers that treated a larger proportion of Black and Hispanic patients had lower rates of seasonal influenza vaccination than centers that had more white patients.

Primary care physicians will need to deploy safe, creative measures to improve influenza vaccination rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert told Healio Primary Care.

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The FDA recently authorized emergency use of the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for pooled sampling. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.