The results of a new study show that vaccinating children of five years and younger didn’t decrease in number for influenza related child hospitalization or doctor’s visits.

Dr. Robert Belshe, who is professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the Saint Louis University Medical Center, said “The finding is not surprising at all if we compare the poor match between the flu vaccine and circulating strains in the past two years.” It’s worth mentioning that Dr. Robert wasn’t involved in the study.

The results of another study that is going to be published in the October issue of Pediatrics show that in the US children flu related deaths are on increase and that’s why the flu shots have become quite important.
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