Vaccinating children for flu may help prevent transmission, protect those who are not vaccinated
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:03
in Health & Medicine
Immunising children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in their community compared to a similar community in which children did not receive the vaccine, suggesting that vaccinating children may help prevent transmission of the virus and offer protection for unimmunised community residents, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA...