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CDC updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for older adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging some people to get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for stronger protection against the virus.
CDC recommends second COVID vaccine dose for those 65 and older
Immunocompromised adults or those who are older than 65 should get a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially recommended.
CDC recommends 2nd dose of this year's COVID shot for some age 65+
The CDC recommends that immunocompromised people age 65 and older should get a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine.
CDC recommends pneumonia vaccine for adults 50 and older
On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50. CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen almost immediately signed off on the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia
The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis.
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, CDC recommends
Each year, the U.S. sees roughly 30,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease, which includes blood infections, brain and spine inflammation, pneumonia, meningitis and other illnesses.
CDC recommends lower age for people to get vaccine against pneumonia
All adults aged 50 and older should receive a vaccine against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
People 50 and Older Should Get Pneumococcal Vaccine, US Science Panel Recommends
A scientific panel is recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses
US CDC advisers recommend expanding pneumococcal vaccination to adults aged 50-64
(Reuters) -Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between 50-64 years to protect against pneumococcal disease. The CDC currently recommends all children younger than 5 and all adults 65 years or older get vaccinated for the disease.
CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults should know.
A panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to lower the recommended age for older adults to get their pneumococcal vaccine.
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