Routine Influenza Vaccination for Adults Hospitalized With Pneumonia May Save Lives, Reduce Hospitalizations
October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- The American College of Chest Physicians issued the following news release:
Among adults admitted to a hospital with pneumonia, patients who received an influenza vaccination had a lower chance of being readmitted, according to Kam Sing Ho, MD, from Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York City, who will present the study findings at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2019 in New Orleans.
The co-occurrence of influenza and pneumonia . . .
Among adults admitted to a hospital with pneumonia, patients who received an influenza vaccination had a lower chance of being readmitted, according to Kam Sing Ho, MD, from Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York City, who will present the study findings at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2019 in New Orleans.
The co-occurrence of influenza and pneumonia . . .