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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2026 Apr 23;75(15):195-201.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7515a1.
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents and Health Care Personnel - United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season
Jeneita M Bell, Kira Barbre, Lu Meng, Brynn Lape-Newman, Emily Wong, Austin Woods, Elizabeth J Kalayil, Heather Dubendris, Molly Stillions Prosper, Jonathan Edwards, Minn M Soe, David T Kuhar, Matthew J Stuckey, Megan C Lindley, Andrea Benin
Nursing home residents and health care personnel (HCP) are at increased risk for exposure to influenza; in addition, residents of nursing homes who acquire influenza are at increased risk for severe disease. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine annual seasonal influenza vaccination for persons without contraindications, including HCP and those at increased risk for severe influenza. Nursing homes report influenza vaccination among residents and HCP to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network. This report describes influenza vaccination coverage among nursing home residents and HCP working in nursing homes during the 2024-25 influenza season (October 1, 2024-March 31, 2025). At the end of the 2024-25 influenza season, influenza vaccination coverage was 61.3% among nursing home residents and 42.1% among HCP who work in nursing homes; coverage among HCP varied by employment type. This study is the first comprehensive, national assessment of influenza vaccination coverage among nursing home residents and HCP who work in nursing homes in the United States. Monitoring of influenza vaccination coverage in this population at high risk for influenza exposure and severe influenza disease, along with implementation of a combination of influenza vaccination, administration of influenza antiviral medications, and other recommended practices to control the spread and severity of influenza in nursing home settings, can help protect nursing home residents and HCP against severe influenza-associated outcomes.
. 2026 Apr 23;75(15):195-201.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7515a1.
Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents and Health Care Personnel - United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season
Jeneita M Bell, Kira Barbre, Lu Meng, Brynn Lape-Newman, Emily Wong, Austin Woods, Elizabeth J Kalayil, Heather Dubendris, Molly Stillions Prosper, Jonathan Edwards, Minn M Soe, David T Kuhar, Matthew J Stuckey, Megan C Lindley, Andrea Benin
- PMID: 42024628
- PMCID: PMC13105363
- DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7515a1
Nursing home residents and health care personnel (HCP) are at increased risk for exposure to influenza; in addition, residents of nursing homes who acquire influenza are at increased risk for severe disease. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine annual seasonal influenza vaccination for persons without contraindications, including HCP and those at increased risk for severe influenza. Nursing homes report influenza vaccination among residents and HCP to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network. This report describes influenza vaccination coverage among nursing home residents and HCP working in nursing homes during the 2024-25 influenza season (October 1, 2024-March 31, 2025). At the end of the 2024-25 influenza season, influenza vaccination coverage was 61.3% among nursing home residents and 42.1% among HCP who work in nursing homes; coverage among HCP varied by employment type. This study is the first comprehensive, national assessment of influenza vaccination coverage among nursing home residents and HCP who work in nursing homes in the United States. Monitoring of influenza vaccination coverage in this population at high risk for influenza exposure and severe influenza disease, along with implementation of a combination of influenza vaccination, administration of influenza antiviral medications, and other recommended practices to control the spread and severity of influenza in nursing home settings, can help protect nursing home residents and HCP against severe influenza-associated outcomes.