For patients aged 18 to 64 years with chronic diseases, electronically delivered letter nudges increase influenza vaccination rates compared with usual care, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Niklas Dyrby Johansen, M.D., Ph.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital—Herlev and Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues examined whether electronically delivered letter-based...
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This season’s flu vaccine cuts risk of hospitalization by almost 35%, finds report
The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. A reminder message...
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Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists
ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IMAGE: ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER’S ASK (ANNENBERG SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE) SURVEY OF 1,657 U.S. ADULTS CONDUCTED JAN. 10-16, 2023. CREDIT: ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER PHILADELPHIA – Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said...