[Flu vaccination in the elderly]
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A Luciferase-fluorescent Reporter Influenza Virus for Live Imaging and Quantification of Viral Infection
Published on: August 14, 2019
Gloria Mato Chaín1, Alberto Mariano Lázaro, Florentina Alcudia Pérez
1Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España. gmato.hcsc@salud.madrid.org
Abstract:
Seasonal flu is a very serious public health problem in the elderly due to its morbidity and mortality and financial and social costs arising from this. The aim of this review is to describe the magnitude and importance of seasonal flu in this population group, and its prevention by means of vaccination. For this reason, an updated account of the composition of the vaccine, its dosage and administration route, vaccine safety and the evaluation of the immunogenicity and effectiveness of vaccination. There is variation between different countries and official organisations on the age at which flu vaccination must be established in the elderly. New flu vaccination strategies need to be introduced, to further improve flu vaccination cover in Spain.
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