Ask a doctor: Vaccines and nursing home residents | 11.22.24 | Risk Less. Do More.
Nov 26, 2024
Long-term care residents have higher risks for severe symptoms from flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, strongly recommends vaccines for people in long-term care. Learn more at cdc.gov/RiskLessDoMore.
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if you live in a shared Living Community
you're at higher risk for contagious
viruses such as flu covid-19 and RSV
many people in these facilities have
underlying health conditions that put
them at higher risk for severe
respiratory disease flu covid-19 and RSV
can spread and getting sick with any of
these viruses can land you in the
hospital the risk of severe illness
increases even more as you get older for
example each year tens of thousands of
older adults are hospitalized for RSV
alone fortunately getting vaccinated for
flu covid-19 and RSV helps protect you
from getting sick more important you're
a lot less likely to need medical or
hospital care if you get infected after
vaccination if you or a loved one lives
in a long-term care home don't wait talk
to your doctor about which vaccines you
need to get the best protection so you
can risk less and do more risk less do
more get this season's vaccines learn
more at
cdc.gov riskless do more paid for by the
US Department of Health and Human
Services