Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russia
The data about high morbidity of children influenza and their hospitalization, and principle role of children in speacling of influenza are presented. Total influenza vaccination of children decrease the influenza morbidity and hospitalization of children, and also may be to decrease the influenza morbidity of nonvaccinated population whole during influenza epidemics. Problems of effective vaccination of infants are discussed and data about economic effect of their total vaccination are presented.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2007, No. 4, P. 78—85