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Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine.
Created September 2009
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Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Influenza (flu) is a highly infectious disease, caused by viruses. Influenza has been thought to cause asthma attacks. Few trials have been carried out in a way that tests whether asthma attacks following influenza infection (as opposed to following the...
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Feb 2008
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Influenza vaccines for preventing coronary heart disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Vaccination against influenza may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. All randomised trials comparing people receiving active vaccine with those receiving a placebo vaccine or no vaccine were searched. Two small trials were found, with a total of...
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Jan 2008
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Influenza vaccine for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The inactivated influenza virus vaccine is given intramuscularly and is associated with an increase in local side effects such as pain at the site of injection. This is short-lived, not serious and is outweighed by the long term benefit of the vaccine. ...
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May 2007
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Influenza vaccine for children and adults with bronchiectasis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
In many countries, influenza vaccination is an accepted part of routine immunisation recommendations particularly in persons 65 years and over, those in long-term care facilities and also adults and children with chronic illnesses including those with b...
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Apr 2007
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Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People with cystic fibrosis (CF) have blocked airways resulting in frequent respiratory infections. Viral infectious diseases like influenza ('the flu') can worsen lung damage, therefore annual influenza vaccination is often recommended. This review fou...
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Feb 2007
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Influenza vaccination in children being treated with chemotherapy for cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Children with cancer are prone to developing infections. One of the viral infections is influenza (flu). This can run an innocent course in these children but some can develop severe complications. This review therefore focused on the efficacy of influe...
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| Date: |
Feb 2007
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| Title: |
Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Influenza is a virus which causes symptoms of fever, headache, aches and pains, cough and runny noses. It can last for weeks and lead to serious illness, even death. It spreads easily and new strains develop regularly. The World Health Organization reco...
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Jan 2006
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