(Harvard Medical School) Influenza vaccination rates are still far too low for adolescents who suffer from asthma and other illnesses that predispose them to complications from the flu.
flu vaccinationFlu vaccination rates lag for at-risk adolescentsEurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Sun, 11/02/2008 - 23:00
New research on flu vaccination in PLoS MedicineEurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Sun, 10/26/2008 - 23:00
(Public Library of Science) Two new studies published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine show that increasing the number of people vaccinated against influenza can decrease the burden of the disease, and not just in the individuals receiving the vaccine. Flu vaccines can reduce respiratory problems by up to 3/4EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Mon, 04/14/2008 - 23:00
A study of 87 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- a major international cause of ill health and death -- found that having the annual flu vaccine reduced overall problems by 67%. Tags:
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