Control of influenza
1Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030-3498, USA. wglezen@bcm.tmc.edu
Abstract:
Influenza is the classic emerging infection. Despite the availability of relatively inexpensive vaccines and specific treatments, influenza is the least controlled vaccine-preventable disease. Vaccination coverage of high-risk patients has improved, but all-cause mortality attributable to influenza continues to increase. A supplemental strategy is to vaccinate the principal disseminators of influenza in the community: school children and working adults. The availability of the live, attenuated, cold-adapted nasal spray vaccine should facilitate this goal.
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