Flu Vaccine for All: A Critical Look at the Evidence
Question
Does the evidence support the call for universal influenza vaccination?
| Response from Eric A. Biondi, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York |
| Response from C. Andrew Aligne, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of The Hoekelman Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New Yor |
Now a days millions of people roll up their sleeves for a flu vaccine, hoping to give their immune system a leg up on influenza. But the flu virus has thousands of strains that mutate and evolve across seasons, and the vaccine can’t guard against all of them.