Although there is plenty of disagreement about vaccinations, few people disagree with senior citizens getting flu shots each fall.  The lowered immunity typical of the older adult makes them much more susceptible to catching, and dying from, the flu; influenza continues to lead to pneumonia, and pneumonia remains the biggest direct killer of people.  A new vaccine standard has been proposed for senior citizens in the fight against influenza.

What is unique about this approach to flu vaccinations?  It is a high-dose flu vaccine; it is proposed that the dose of flu vaccine be as high as four times higher than the typical flu vaccine. And although summer is here, flu vaccinations will begin again in five months - that isn’t that far away.  Discuss this issue with your physician and find out if this increase would be appropriate for you.

In the United States seasonal flu causes 36,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations every year, affecting up to 20 percent of the population.
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Study Backs High-Dose Flu Vaccines For Elderly