Open AccessAssociation of Influenza Vaccination Coverage in Younger Adults With Influenza-Related Illness in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Glen B. Taksler,
Michael B. Rothberg,
David Cutler
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ630
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , influenza vaccine , disease , population , young adult , immunology , gerontology , environmental health
Older adults have the highest influenza-related morbidity and mortality risk, but the influenza vaccine is less effective in the elderly. It is unknown whether influenza vaccination of nonelderly adults confers additional disease protection on the elderly population.
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