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Editor, Senior Moderator
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013 Nov 22;62 Suppl 3:65-8.
Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage - United States, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
McIntyre AF, Gonzalez-Feliciano AG, Bryan LN, Santibanez TA, Williams WW, Singleton JA; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC.
Abstract
Infection with influenza viruses can cause severe morbidity and mortality among all age groups. Children, particularly those aged <5 years, have the highest incidence of infection during epidemic periods; however, the highest rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths are among the elderly (aged ≥65 years), children aged <2 years, and those of any age with underlying medical conditions. Each year, influenza-related complications are estimated to result in more than 226,000 hospitalizations. During 1976-2006, estimates of influenza-associated deaths in the United States ranged from approximately 3,000 to an estimated 49,000 persons. Annual vaccination is the most effective strategy for preventing influenza virus infection and its complications.
PMID:
24264492
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24264492
Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage - United States, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
McIntyre AF, Gonzalez-Feliciano AG, Bryan LN, Santibanez TA, Williams WW, Singleton JA; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC.
Abstract
Infection with influenza viruses can cause severe morbidity and mortality among all age groups. Children, particularly those aged <5 years, have the highest incidence of infection during epidemic periods; however, the highest rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths are among the elderly (aged ≥65 years), children aged <2 years, and those of any age with underlying medical conditions. Each year, influenza-related complications are estimated to result in more than 226,000 hospitalizations. During 1976-2006, estimates of influenza-associated deaths in the United States ranged from approximately 3,000 to an estimated 49,000 persons. Annual vaccination is the most effective strategy for preventing influenza virus infection and its complications.
PMID:
24264492
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24264492