Immunization
Research from Chinese University of Hong Kong provides new data on immunization
Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 3rd, 2008
"H5N1 avian influenza may become pandemic in humans in the near future. According to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) experience, anticipation of the pandemic may have impact on behaviors related to influenza vaccination (IV) and relevant public health behaviors such as wearing a face mask when having influenza-like-illnesses (ILI), which would play an important role in the control of human avian influenza outbreaks," scientists in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report.
"This paper investigated the prevalence and factors related to IV uptake and use of face mask in public venues when having ILI symptoms. An anonymous cross-sectional population-based...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-03)
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