Fearful of a secondary wave of coronavirus infections coinciding with flu season, drugmakers and pharmacies are proactively preparing for a significant increase in demand for flu vaccinations this fall.
of 4,428 adults conducted May 13-19 found that approximately 60% of U.S. adults plan to get the flu vaccine in the fall; only 40% of respondents said that they had gotten a flu shot every year for the past five years., which provided about 2.6 million flu shots last year, has ordered 40% more vaccine doses to meet the expected demand, according to Reuters, while CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens all said they expected more Americans to seek flu shots this year.
Drugmakers are also being proactive in preparation for an increase in need; Australian vaccine maker CSL Ltd’s Seqirus said demand from customers has increased by 10%, and British-based GlaxoSmithKline said it is ready to boost manufacturing.everyone over 6 months of age get a flu shot, said there were up to 740,000 hospitalizations and 62,000 deaths during the 2019-2020 flu season that ended last month.
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