Influenza Vaccination Of Infants: A Useless Risk

In the spring of 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that all children 6- to 23-months of age be vaccinated against influenza because they were at “substantially increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations.” (1)

A review in The Lancet suggests that influenza vaccination of infants is useless.

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