Groups at higher risk for influenza complications

Children <5 years, but especially <2 years*

Adults ≥65 years of age

People who are pregnant or up to 2 weeks postpartum

Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities

Non-Hispanic Black persons, Hispanic or Latino persons, and American Indian or Alaska Native persons^¶

People with medical conditions including:

Asthma
Neurologic and neurodevelopmental conditions (including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, intellectual disability, moderate-to-severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, and spinal cord injury)
Chronic lung disease (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis)
Heart disease (eg, congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease)
Blood disorders (eg, sickle cell disease)
Endocrine disorders (eg, diabetes mellitus)
Kidney diseases
Liver disorders
Metabolic disorders (eg, inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders)
Weakened immune system due to disease (eg, HIV, AIDS, cancer) or medication (eg, chemotherapy or radiation therapy, chronic glucocorticoids)
Children <19 years of age who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy
People with Class III obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥40 or ≥140% of the 95^th percentile value)

* In young children, rates of hospitalization and mortality are greatest among those <6 months of age.

¶ Possibly related to economic and social conditions (eg, poverty, multigenerational households, limited access or barriers to influenza vaccination).

Adapted from: Influenza: People at higher risk of flu complications. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/index.htm (Accessed on August 23, 2023).

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Groups at higher risk for influenza complications