Influenza

The American Academy of Family Physicians has released new, free resources to help primary care physicians navigate the upcoming influenza season.

High-dose vs. low-dose influenza vaccine for older Danish adults.

Adults who are part of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are less likely to be vaccinated against influenza and are more likely to be hospitalized for it, according to health officials.

In a recent survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, less than half of adults in the United States said they plan to get the influenza vaccine this season.

Following last year’s mild influenza season, U.S. officials are emphasizing the importance of influenza, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccinations as they expect a much more severe season in the weeks to come.

Autumn brings relief from the summer’s heat and the lovely colors of the falling leaves. But it also brings patients with allergies and the flu back into doctors’ offices in droves.

In a new study, most patients with community-acquired pneumonia did not receive testing for influenza, even during influenza season, researchers reported in Chest.

Influenza vaccination rates were low in younger patients with CVD despite having the opportunity to be vaccinated at no cost, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes.

Patients on hemodialysis who received the high-dose trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine showed a stronger seroresponse than those who received other vaccines, according to data published the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Researchers in Denmark announced the successful completion of an “innovative” trial assessing effects of influenza vaccine dosages on hospitalizations using only routinely collected data.