Preventing influenza in younger children
- Esposito, Susanna Maria Roberta
- C. Tagliabue
- L. Tagliaferri
- M. Semino
- M. R. Longo
- N. Principi
DOIAbstract
Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 5): 4249 Abstract Influenza is common in infants and children: attack rates vary from 23% to 48% each year during inter-pandemic periods, and are even higher during pandemics. Severe cases occur more frequently in children with underlying chronic diseases; however, epidemiological studies have clearly shown that influenza also causes an excess of medical examinations, drug prescriptions and hospitalizations in otherwise healthy children (particularly those aged <5 years), as well as a considerable number of paediatric deaths. Childhood influenza also has a number of social and economic consequences. However, many European health authorities are still reluctant to include influenza vaccinations in their...
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