Influenza vaccine recommendations for older adults
Find influenza (seasonal flu) vaccine recommendations for adults age 65 and older.
Current recommendations
Everyone 6 months and older should get an annual flu vaccine.
- Adults 65 years and older should preferentially receive a high-dose inactivated, adjuvanted inactivated, recombinant influenza vaccine, or mRNA influenza vaccine when available.
Full Evidence Review / Vaccine Integrity Project Data Tool / American Academy of Family Physicians Recommendation
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians
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Current recommendations
Everyone 6 months and older should get an annual flu vaccine (high dose, if possible).
Full Evidence Review / Vaccine Integrity Project Data Tool / American Academy of Family Physicians Recommendation
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians