Nursing homes should require flu shots for all staff and patients, most older adults say

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) As flu season swings into high gear, a new poll suggests nursing homes and other long-term care facilities should be doing more to get their staff and patients vaccinated before it's too late.Nearly three-quarters of people over age 50 surveyed in a new poll say all staff in such facilities should definitely be required to get the flu vaccine. More than 60 percent say that patients in such facilities should definitely get vaccinated too.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news