Role of vaccines in preventing influenza in healthy children

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dc.contributor.authorSambala, E.Z.
dc.contributor.authorCooper, S.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, B.M.
dc.contributor.authorWalaza, S.
dc.contributor.authorWiysonge, C.S.
dc.contributor.departmentCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. evanson_sambala@yahoo.com.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T10:34:33Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T10:34:33Z
dc.date.epub2021
dc.date.issued2021-03-02
dc.description.abstractThe role of an influenza vaccine is to minimise illness and death. Vaccines provide good protection against influenza strains and significantly reduce time off work. However, the recommendation for use depends on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of the vaccines. We highlight a Cochrane review that sought to determine the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of seasonal influenza vaccines in healthy children, and provide implications for practice for vaccination of children. The findings suggest that influenza vaccines play a key role in reducing serious morbidity and mortality among children. There were few data available to provide firm conclusions on adverse events. Vaccinating against influenza not only reduces its incidence among children, but also extends these benefits to the unvaccinated population, such as the elderly. In light of the many direct and indirect benefits of vaccinating children aged 2 - 16 years, there is a need to provide access to influenza vaccines to all eligible South African children.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the South African Medical Research Counsil.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSambala EZ, Cooper S, Schmidt BM, Walaza S, Wiysonge CS. Role of vaccines in preventing influenza in healthy children. S Afr Med J.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135
dc.identifier.journalSAMJen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://infospace.mrc.ac.za/handle/11288/595289
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHMPGen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33944739/en_US
dc.research.unitSouth African Cochrane Centreen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.titleRole of vaccines in preventing influenza in healthy childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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