Flu Vaccines
Studies from University of Colorado, Denver and Health Sciences Center provide new data on flu vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, June 27th, 2007
A new study, "Misperceptions about influenza vaccination among parents of healthy young children," is now available. According to a study from the United States, "A survey was administered to 828 parents from metropolitan Denver, Colorado, and 57% responded. Of the respondents, 47% thought their child was unlikely to contract influenza, 70% thought influenza vaccine could cause influenza, and 21% considered influenza vaccination unsafe for a 1-year-old child."
"The influenza immunization rate in children of surveyed parents was 71%. In multivariate analyses, the perception that influenza vaccination was the social norm was positively associated with immunization (odds...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2007-06-27)
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