Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

Study Shows Hospitalization Rates and Risk of Death from Flu Increase with Age  

While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu disease. A CDC co-authored study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases reports that people 85 years and older are much more likely to be hospitalized and die from flu than adults 65 to 74 years old. 

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