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Editor, Senior Moderator
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2012 Jan 1;8(1). [Epub ahead of print]
Clinical and socioeconomic impact of pediatric seasonal and pandemic influenza.
Marchisio P, Baggi E, Bianchini S, Principi N, Esposito S.
Source
Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Milan, Italy.
Abstract
Influenza is frequent among otherwise healthy day-care and school-aged children. Recent studies have demonstrated its significant effect on various outcome factors, including significantly more school and parental work abseenteism, and secondary illnesses among family members. Other studies have shown that the potential benefit of vaccinating children against influenza extends to other members of their families, thus supporting earlier economic modeling analyses of immunization programs. Although there are some differences in the clinical and socio-economic impact of seasonal and pandemic influenza, the benefits of vaccination are similar in both cases. The vaccination of otherwise healthy children may significantly reduce direct and indirect influenza-related costs, which supports the recommendation to make wider use of influenza vaccine in healthy children of any age in order to reduce the burden of infection on the community.
PMID:
22252002
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22252002
Clinical and socioeconomic impact of pediatric seasonal and pandemic influenza.
Marchisio P, Baggi E, Bianchini S, Principi N, Esposito S.
Source
Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Milan, Italy.
Abstract
Influenza is frequent among otherwise healthy day-care and school-aged children. Recent studies have demonstrated its significant effect on various outcome factors, including significantly more school and parental work abseenteism, and secondary illnesses among family members. Other studies have shown that the potential benefit of vaccinating children against influenza extends to other members of their families, thus supporting earlier economic modeling analyses of immunization programs. Although there are some differences in the clinical and socio-economic impact of seasonal and pandemic influenza, the benefits of vaccination are similar in both cases. The vaccination of otherwise healthy children may significantly reduce direct and indirect influenza-related costs, which supports the recommendation to make wider use of influenza vaccine in healthy children of any age in order to reduce the burden of infection on the community.
PMID:
22252002
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22252002