Timing of influenza vaccination in an Australian community-based surveillance system, 2010-2014

Title: Timing of influenza vaccination in an Australian community-based surveillance system, 2010-2014
Creator: Coghlan, Benjamin; Carlson, Sandra J.; Leder, Karin; Dalton, Craig B.; Cheng, Allen C.
Relation: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. E347-E350
Relation: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi4003g.htm
Publisher: Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, Office of Health Protection, Surveillance Branch
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2016
Description: In Australia, the National Immunisation Program provides influenza vaccine free to people at high-risk of severe influenza including the elderly, anyone with an underlying medical condition, pregnant women, Indigenous Australians and nursing homes residents. This program aims to deliver the seasonal influenza vaccine to these groups before the onset of the influenza season, typically between March and May of each year. The timing of vaccination is important for a number of reasons.
Subject: vaccination; influenza; Australia; National Immunisation Program
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340966
Identifier: uon:28621
Identifier: ISSN:1447-4514
Language: eng
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