On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory board selected those containing high-dose influenza vaccinations or boosts for people over the age of 65. Recommended to do immune response.
The CDC usually adopts the recommendations of the Immunization Implementation Advisory Board, but in the past it did not advise older people to be vaccinated against certain influenza.
According to the CDC, older people are at increased risk of more serious illness from influenza and tend to have a lower protective immune response.
The Advisory Board prioritizes high-dose injections or adjuvanted influenza vaccines, but even if one of these options is not available, people over the age of 65 will be vaccinated with the standard influenza vaccine. Said you need to.
Some information in this report was provided by The Associated Press.
