Immunology

CDC Reports Highest Ever Flu and Pneumonia Vaccination Rates

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 20th, 1997

In 1995, state-specific, self-reported influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates were at the highest levels ever reported in the United States for persons 65 years of age and older.

Vaccination levels against influenza and pneumococcal disease increased steadily from 1973-1993, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ("Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Adults Aged > 65 Years United States, 1995." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 3, 1997, synopsis).

In 1995, pneumonia and flu ranked sixth among the 10 leading causes of death in the United States. An estimated 90 percent of the deaths...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (1997-10-20)

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