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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2019)
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Effectiveness of influenza vaccination for healthy adults

Publié 2021-03-15

  • Vitaliy Bezsheiko

Vitaliy Bezsheiko
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Résumé

Vaccines for a long time have been used to prevent influenza. They are often recommended for healthy adults before an influenza season, despite the low risk of complications due to this infection in them. The article reviews the rationale for such recommendations.

Mots-clés

influenza, vaccine, adults, complications

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