Influenza Vaccines

New findings in the area of influenza vaccines detailed

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 9th, 2005

Data on influenza vaccines are outlined in reports from Italy, the United States and Taiwan.

Study 1: Researchers report the prevalence and predictors of influenza vaccination among frail, community-living elderly patients in a recent issue of the journal Vaccine.

"The annual winter outbreak of influenza is one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality among frail elderly people. The aim of the present study was to identify prevalence and predictors of influenza vaccination in a large European population of frail and old people living in community. This was an observational study conducted in 11 European countries. We enrolled 3,878 people...

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