It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

Flu is most dangerous for people 65 and older, young children, pregnant women and people with certain health problems including heart and lung diseases.

This year, people 65 or older are urged to get a special kind for extra protection.

Webby advised making sure older relatives and friends know about the senior shots, in case they’re not told when they seek vaccination.

-- including types for people younger than 65 -- are “quadrivalent,” meaning they guard against four different flu strains.

Younger people have choices, too, including shots for those with egg allergies and a nasal spray version called FluMist.

“This year we will have a true influenza season like we saw before the pandemic,” said Dr.

One reason: When influenza mutates, the recipes of so-called mRNA vaccines could be updated more quickly than today’s flu shots, most of which are made by growing influenza virus in chicken eggs.

adults to receive either its experimental influenza shot or a regular kind, to see how effective the new approach proves this flu season

Rival Moderna tested its version in about 6,000 people in Australia, Argentina and other countries during the Southern Hemisphere’s flu season and is awaiting results