Preventing influenza in younger children.

摘要: Influenza is common in infants and children: attack rates vary from 23% to 48% each year during inter-pandemic periods, are even higher pandemics. Severe cases occur more frequently children with underlying chronic diseases; however, epidemiological studies have clearly shown that influenza also causes an excess of medical examinations, drug prescriptions hospitalizations otherwise healthy (particularly those aged <5 years), as well a considerable number paediatric deaths. Childhood has social economic consequences. However, many European health authorities still reluctant include vaccinations their national vaccination programmes for because, among other things, there doubts concerning real ability evoke protective immune response, especially the first years life. New hope solution these problems come introduction vaccines containing antigens possibility intradermal administration. further needed establish whether universal life should be recommended, which vaccine.