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Hospitals slow to vaccinate elderly patients in study
A study of 107,311 Medicare patients from 1998–1999 finds doctors rarely give flu and pneumococcal vaccines to hospitalized adults 65 and older. Researchers say lack of awareness and safety concerns contribute, and call for routine vaccination during hospital stays.
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Chicago
Medicare
Archives of Internal Medicine
Dale W. Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation For Medical Quality
Bratzler
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Greg Poland
Mayo Vaccine Research Group
Poland
Schaffner
Beverly Sha
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center