Identifying Pediatric Age Groups for Influenza Vaccination Using a Real-Time Regional Surveillance System
Identifying Pediatric Age Groups for Influenza Vaccination Using a Real-Time Regional Surveillance System
Evidence is accumulating that universal vaccination of schoolchildren would reduce the transmission of influenza. The authors sought to identify target age groups within the pediatric population that develop influenza the earliest and are most strongly linked with mortality in the population. Patient visits for respiratory illness were monitored, using real-time …