Volume 10, Number 11—November 2004
THEME ISSUE
ICEID & ICWID 2004
International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases (ICWID)
Vaccines for Women Age 50 and Older
Pierce Gardner*
and Sudha Pabbatireddy†
and Sudha Pabbatireddy†Table
Influenza vaccination rates by population groupa
| Population group | Vaccinated (%) | By 2010 (%)b |
|---|---|---|
| Persons >65 y | 67c | 90 |
| Nursing home patient | 83 | 90 |
| Persons at high-risk 18–64 y | 29 | 60 |
| Healthcare workers | 36 | 60 |
aCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52(RR-8).
bHealthy People 2010 goals.
cVaccination rates for all components of the over-65 age group in 2001 to 2002 were 70% for non-Hispanic whites, 47% for Hispanics, and 52% for non-Hispanic blacks.
