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Front Pediatr. 2019 Jul 30;7:317. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00317. eCollection 2019.
Influenza Vaccination: Effectiveness, Indications, and Limits in the Pediatric Population.
Mameli C1, Cocchi I1, Fumagalli M1, Zuccotti G1.
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1 Department of Pediatrics, V. Buzzi Childrens' Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Abstract
Influenza vaccine is considered the most effective way to prevent influenza. Nonetheless, every year vaccine coverage is lower than recommended in the pediatric population. Many factors are supposed to contribute to this phenomenon such as the uncertainty about the indication for vaccination, and the suboptimal vaccine-effectiveness in pediatric age, especially in the youngest children. In this review we discuss the effectiveness, indications, and limits of influenza vaccination in the pediatric population based on the most recent evidences.
KEYWORDS:
children; effectiveness; influenza; influenza vaccine; pediatric population
PMID: 31417886 PMCID: PMC6682587 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00317
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Influenza Vaccination: Effectiveness, Indications, and Limits in the Pediatric Population.
Mameli C1, Cocchi I1, Fumagalli M1, Zuccotti G1.
Author information
1 Department of Pediatrics, V. Buzzi Childrens' Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Abstract
Influenza vaccine is considered the most effective way to prevent influenza. Nonetheless, every year vaccine coverage is lower than recommended in the pediatric population. Many factors are supposed to contribute to this phenomenon such as the uncertainty about the indication for vaccination, and the suboptimal vaccine-effectiveness in pediatric age, especially in the youngest children. In this review we discuss the effectiveness, indications, and limits of influenza vaccination in the pediatric population based on the most recent evidences.
KEYWORDS:
children; effectiveness; influenza; influenza vaccine; pediatric population
PMID: 31417886 PMCID: PMC6682587 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00317
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