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Annual universal influenza vaccination: ready or not?
Jon S Abramson1, Kathleen M Neuzil, Susan E Tamblyn
1Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. jabrams@wfubmc.edu
Abstract:
Influenza causes annual worldwide epidemics of respiratory disease. Currently, the United States and many other countries recommend influenza vaccination for persons who are at high risk for influenza-related complications. This commentary explores the potential benefits of a policy advocating universal annual influenza vaccination and outlines obstacles that need to be overcome to make such a recommendation feasible. The 5-year experience of a free influenza vaccination program for everyone > or =6 months of age in the Canadian province of Ontario is reviewed.
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