More Seniors Need Pneumonia Shots

HARTFORD (AP) — A new report says one of three Connecticut seniors has not been immunized against pneumonia, despite warnings that flu complications can lead to the potentially deadly illness.

The report says more than 33 percent of adults ages 65 and older in Connecticut had not received the one-time immunization shot. That is about the same as the nationwide rate.

Oregon had the best immunization rate, with just under 27 percent lacking the shots. The lowest was in Washington, D.C., with 45.6 percent of seniors not immunized.

The report was released by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.