Next season’s flu vaccination is being tweaked for broader protection due to last year’s inconsistent coverage of influenza strains, U.S. health officials announced.
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Flu vaccination cuts older adults’ dementia odds by 40 percent over 4 years
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 27, 2022
Older adults with no signs of dementia and at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease within the next four years than their unvaccinated peers, according to a new...
CDC: Those who reach 65 can expect to live almost 20 more years
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2017
Older adults who reach the age of 65 in the United States will live an average of 19.4 years longer, according to a data brief recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a new report from...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
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Flu vaccine tied to lower Alzheimer’s disease risk in older adults
Jul 26, 2022
Vaccination was associated with a 40% reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease.