It is November and your clinic is providing influenza vaccinations. Jim is a healthy 40 year-old single father who presents to your office for his periodic health exam. He is accompanied by his son, Tarik – a healthy 17-month-old boy. During your discussion, you discover that Jim has already received his seasonal flu shot through his local pharmacist, Tarik has not. Tarik has never received an influenza vaccination.
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What are the common complications of influenza infection in children?
It is November and your clinic is providing influenza vaccinations. Jim is a healthy 40 year-old single father who presents to your office for his periodic health exam. He is accompanied by his son, Tarik – a healthy 17-month-old boy. During your discussion, you discover that Jim has already received his seasonal flu shot through his local pharmacist, Tarik has not. Tarik has never received an influenza vaccination.
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Which populations should be given priority because of either their greater risk of developing more severe complications if they become infected with influenza OR their capacity to transmit the infection to individuals at high risk of complications?
3
At what age should Canadians begin to receive seasonal flu vaccine?
4
If someone has egg allergy could they receive the flu vaccine?
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