Influenza

Healthy People Urged To Postpone Immunization Until November

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 11th, 2001

New recommendations for influenza vaccination issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are now in effect, urging health care providers to prioritize vaccination of the elderly and chronically ill through the end of October. The recommendations state that anyone who does not fall into a high-risk category should wait until November to be immunized.

The CDC recommendations, published in the April 20, 2001, issue of Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, also prioritize vaccination of health care workers through October to prevent the spread of influenza to their high-risk patients.

"It is important for vaccine first be...

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