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Article: Information can aid flu vaccination rate among cystic fibrosis patients.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Vaccine Weekly
- Article date:
- July 3, 2002
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2002 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Improvement in influenza vaccination coverage is needed for vulnerable populations such as cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to researchers in Utah.
"Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly in vulnerable populations," said Bruce C. Marshall and colleagues at the Intermountain Cystic Fibrosis Center in Salt Lake City. "Annual vaccination is the most effective means to prevent or attenuate this illness."
Marshall and his associates assessed the influenza vaccination coverage level for a population of CF patients and attempted to ...