By Marie Rosenthal
In a unanimous decision, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend that all adults 65 years of age and older receive an adjuvanted or high-dose quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine for increased protection during flu season.
Older people have a higher risk for severe illness, hospitalization and death, but influenza vaccines are often less effective in this age group than in younger populations, Lisa Grohskopf, MD, MPH, a medical