CDC recommends pneumonia vaccine and flu vaccine for seniors this year - Friday, October 02, 2009
Seniors aged 65 and older should consider getting vaccinated against pneumonia as well as the seasonal influenza strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend in a new report.
"It's really important for people, especially those at high risk for the serious complications from influenza, to check with their provider when they get their influenza vaccine about being vaccinated against pneumococcus," said Dr. Matthew Moore, epidemiologist with the CDC, in a statement released Wednesday.
