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A vaccine is an inoculation designed to increase immunity against a specific disease. The influenza vaccine is an annual vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus.
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A vaccine is an inoculation designed to increase immunity against a specific disease. The influenza vaccine is an annual vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus.
Purpose and benefits of annual flu vaccination
"Influenza vaccination is the most effective method for preventing influenza virus infection and its potentially severe complications."An influenza epidemic emerges during each winter's flu season. In the United States alone an estimated 36,000 people die each year from influenza and accompanying opportunistic infections and complications. The number of annual influenza-related hospitalizations is many times the number of deaths. "The high costs of hospitalizing young children for influenza creates a significant economic burden in the United States, underscoring the importance of preventive flu shots for children and the people with whom they have regular contact..."Young Children Hospitalized for Flu Associated With Higher Costs and Higher Risk Illness.
After analyzing data in three U.S. cities over the course of three flu seasons (2003-2006), the researchers found that 90 percent of the highest-cost hospitalizations for children were linked to influenza, or flu with a co-infection of the respiratory tract.Study results presented May 4 at the Pediatric Academic Society annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-01-2008/0004804012&EDATE=
In Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, the group that advises the Public Health Agency of Canada, currently recommends that everyone aged 2 to 64 years be encouraged to receive annual influenza vaccination, and that children between the age of six and 24 months, and their household contacts, should be considered a high priority for the flu vaccine.U.S. panel recommends all kids get the flu shot Updated Wed. Feb. 27 2008 1:56 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080227/flu_shot_080226/20080227?hub=TopStories
In the U.S., the CDC recommends to clinicians that
- In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting influenza can get vaccinated. Vaccination is especially important for people at higher risk of serious influenza complications or people who live with or care for people at higher risk for serious complications.
Vaccination against influenza is recommended for most members of high-risk groups who would be likely to suffer complications from influenza. Specific recommendations include all children and teenagers, from six months to 18 years; of age;
