🤧 People 65 and older are advised to get one of three higher-dose flu vaccines the CDC is recommending over the standard dose versions. Here's what they're called:
For most people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a simple message regarding flu vaccines - get one.People ages 6 to 64 are advised to use any licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine. The options include inactivated influenza vaccine , recombinant influenza vaccine , or live attenuated influenza vaccine , with no preference for any one version over the other.
People 65 and older, however, are advised to get one of three higher-dose flu vaccines the CDC is recommending over the standard dose unajuvanated versions. Those vaccines are Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine, Flublok Quadrivalent recombinant flu vaccine and Fluad Quadrivalent adjuvanted flu vaccine. Quadrivalent vaccinesIf those aren’t available, the CDC recommends getting any available vaccine.one of three states currently experiencing the worst outbreaks in the U.S.
Influenza typically peaks between December and February and it takes about two weeks after vaccination for flu antibodies to develop in the body so the CDC is recommending unvaccinated people to get the flu jab as soon as possible. “While ideally it’s recommended to get vaccinated by the end of October, it’s important to know that vaccination after October can still provide protection during the peak of flu season,” CDC guidance notes.
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