Influenza News

A recent Cochrane review recommends that the guidance on using neuraminidase inhibitors be reviewed to take into account the small benefit compared with the risk of harm, according to data published in the British Medical Journal and The Cochrane Library.

Immunization with seasonal influenza vaccine reduced by 74% children’s risk for influenza-related intensive care hospitalization, according to recent study results published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Certain risk factors are associated with increased influenza-related hospitaliztions among children in the United States, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Pneumococcal acquisition among young children seems to be facilitated by influenza and parainfluenza acute respiratory illness, according to recent study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Measles-mumps-rubella and influenza vaccination among children presenting to a pediatric ED in New York City were comparable to community rates; however, they were lower than Healthy People 2020 targets, according to recent study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

In September 2010, Connecticut became the second state to require all children aged 6 to 59 months to receive at least one dose of influenza vaccine each year to attend a licensed child care program, according to an MMWR report.

The importance of the influenza vaccine, especially among pregnant women and those in contact with young infants not eligible for vaccination, is underscored by the effect of influenza on infants, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Eight additional laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H7N9)have been reported in China, according to WHO.

The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee accepted the recommendations of WHO for the components of the 2014-2015 seasonal influenza vaccine.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to reaffirm last year’s annual influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2014 to 2015 influenza season, according to a presentation during the meeting.