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  • Title: Lowering the age for routine influenza vaccination to 50 years: AAFP leads the nation in influenza vaccine policy. American Academy of Family Physicians.
    Author: Zimmerman RK.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1999 Nov 01; 60(7):2061-6, 2069-70. PubMed ID: 10569508.
    Abstract:
    The American Academy of Family Physicians now recommends that all persons 50 years of age and older receive an annual influenza vaccination, because the rates of morbidity and mortality associated with influenza are high and vaccination is cost-effective. Reasons for lowering the recommended age for routine vaccination from 65 to 50 years of age include reductions in office visits, hospitalizations, time taken off work and associated costs. In working adults 18 to 64 years of age, the cost savings were estimated at $46.85 per person vaccinated. Furthermore, the fatality rate from influenza begins to rise at age 45 and is highest in persons with multiple chronic medical conditions. As in the past, recommendations target persons at high risk for complications, such as those with cardiac disease, lung disease and diabetes, as well as health care workers and residents of nursing homes. Severe allergy to eggs is a contraindication to influenza vaccination.
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