Public Health Officials Push To Get Adults Vaccinated For Non-Influenza Diseases.

A new push is on to get more adults vaccinated against devastating diseases like pneumonia, shingles and whooping cough. Behind the effort is rising concern about the immunization status of the aging baby-boom population. While there has been more progress with geriatric patients, just over 45% of adults 50-64 were vaccinated against influenza in the 2012-13 seasons. And for six important nonflu vaccines, adult rates “are dismally low,” says David Kim, deputy associate director for adult immunization at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.wsj.com/articles/it-s-time-for-grown-ups-to-get-their-shots-1426475058