Flu Shot Under Skin May Improve Protection for Aged »
Posted By engineer 1 year, 6 months ago in StyleElderly people who received a flu shot under the skin instead of into a muscle were better protected against the deadly viruses, according to a study that may help prevent sickness and death in one of the most vulnerable groups.
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The study may lead to changes in the way doctors vaccinate the elderly, whose immune systems are less responsive to infections than younger adults, said Melanie Saville, who led the study. Previous research has shown flu vaccines protect as much as 60 percent of elderly people, compared with 90 percent of younger adults, she said.
``What's new with this vaccine is the system,'' Saville said in an interview yesterday. ``The idea of this is to have something any practitioner can use.''
Seasonal flu kills about 36,000 people in the U.S. each year, and causes a further 200,000 to be hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 90 percent of deaths and half of hospitalizations are among the aged, the CDC says.
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