Kenneth Bender, PharmD, MA

Hospitals using CDC prevention strategies had different incidences of hospital-associated Clostridioides difficile infection compared to those that didn't, but the reasons are not necessarily the strategies themselves.

Although 61% surveyed agree that flu vaccination is the best preventive measure against flu-related deaths and hospitalizations, 44% of US adults are either unsure or do not plan to get the vaccination.

A one-and-done vaccine that prevents both influenza and COVID-19 might help alleviate vaccine hesitancy for both conditions.

This represents a “huge success” for providers who were able to deal with COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases properly, says one of the authors of the study.