MSMS Michigan Medicine September October 2022

10 michigan MEDICINE® | Sept / Oct 2022 MDHHS UPDATE New Influenza Vaccine Recommendations Ahead of the 2022–2023 Flu Season By Michelle Doebler, MPH, Influenza Coordinator, MDHHS Division of Immunization In previous years, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended annual influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older with any age-appropriate influenza vaccination available. However, on Thursday June 30, 2022 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH adopted the ACIP’s updated recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific flu vaccines for adults aged 65 years and older.1

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