Silver Book Fact
Flu rates in long-term care facilities
Residents of long-term care facilities are particularly vulnerable to influenza, with rates of illness that range as high as 25% to 60%.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. February 24, 2006; 55(RR02): 1-16. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5502a1.htm