Encourage your patients to protect themselves by getting a flu shot. The CDC recommends that people get vaccinated against the flu by the end of October, although getting one after can still provide protection during peak flu season.
Annual flu vaccination has been recommended since 2010 for everyone 6 months and older, with few exceptions. New from the CDC this season is a preferential recommendation of a higher dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines in people 65 years of age and older.
For the 2022-2023 flu season, there are three flu vaccines that are preferentially recommended for people 65 years and older:
- Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine
- Flublok Quadrivalent recombinant flu vaccine
- Fluad Quadrivalent adjuvanted flu vaccine
More information on this new recommendation can be found on the CDC’s website. See also: How to Talk to Patients and Parents About Flu Vaccine.
Increasing the number of our members who get a flu shot not only protects them from getting sick, but it also helps improve CAHPS scores.
