Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
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INFLUENZA VACCINE-Importance• Influenza may lead to many complicati<strong>on</strong>s in <strong>adults</strong>• sec<strong>on</strong>dary pneum<strong>on</strong>ia• exacerbati<strong>on</strong> of underlying disease(i.e., chr<strong>on</strong>ic lung or heartdisease)• Influenza virus changes antigens over time; patients maytherefore, not be immune because of prior exposure• Efficacy• Prevents illness in approx 70-90% of pers<strong>on</strong>s < 65 years• 30-70% effective in preventing hospitalizati<strong>on</strong> in elderly• Can be given at SAME time as pneumococcal vaccine
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