influenza

May 27, 2009 11:52

More peer-reviewed research to be ignored by most 'health professionals'.    a shame.
Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk Of Hospitalization For Flu, Study Suggests

Via: Science Daily:

The inactivated flu vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than their peers who do not get the vaccine, according to new research that will be presented on May 19, at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.

They found that children who had received the flu vaccine had three times the risk of hospitalization, as compared to children who had not received the vaccine. In asthmatic children, there was a significantly higher risk of hospitalization in subjects who received the TIV, as compared to those who did not (p= 0.006). But no other measured factors-such as insurance plans or severity of asthma-appeared to affect risk of hospitalization.

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