Flu vaccine not associated with reduced hospitalizations or outpatient visits among young children

Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the flu in children age 5 and younger during two recent seasons, perhaps because the strains of virus in the vaccine did not match circulating strains, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142528840.html">Flu vaccine not associated with reduced hospitalizations or outpatient visits among young children</a></p> <p>Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the flu in children age 5 and younger during two recent seasons, perhaps because the strains of virus in the vaccine did not match circulating strains, according to a report in the October issue of <I>Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine</I>, one of the <I>JAMA/Archives</I> journals.</p>