Influenza
Canadian adult national immunization coverage (Adult NICS) survey 2006
Provides a broad measure of coverage of six vaccinations (influenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis A and B, pertussis, varicella, and tetanus) among the adult Canadian population.
Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors influencing influenza vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers
According to the present case-control study about influenza vaccine acceptance among hospital workers, vaccination campaigns should focus mainly on predisposing and enabling factors, emphasizing the likelihood of acquiring influenza and the positive benefits to patients, addressing concerns about vaccine efficacy or safety, and minimizing the time required for the worker to undergo vaccination.
Assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines in healthy children : systematic review
Assesses evidence of efficacy and effectiveness of live attenuated and inactivated influenza vaccines in children.
Proof that vaccinating children against influenza in the hope of reducing disease spread is inconclusive
Describes a study which states that there is little evidence that complications (such as ear infections and pneumonia), school absences, parental loss of workdays and over-prescribing of antibiotics, decrease after children have been vaccinated.
Influenza vaccination (Statistics Canada)
Compares influenza vaccination rates in 1996/97 and 2000/01 and describes the characteristics of adults who were vaccinated.
La grippe chez le jeune enfant : une maladie banale?
La vaccination contre la grippe (Statistique Canada)
Compare les taux de vaccination contre la grippe en 1996-1997 et 2000-2001, et décrit les caractéristiques des adultes qui ont été vaccinés.
Factors influencing childhood influenza immunization
Evaluated parents of children who presented to an emergency department between January and March following the launch of a publicly funded influenza immunization program.
Influenza vaccination and reduction in hospitalizations for cardiac disease and stroke among the elderly
Describes a study which assessed the influence of vaccination against influenza on the risk of hospitalization for heart disease and stroke, hospitalization for pneumonia and influenza, and death from all causes.
Risk factors associated with severe influenza infections in childhood : implication for vaccine strategy
Identifies possible benefits of universal influenza vaccination.