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‘CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices routinely recommend that annual influenza vaccination efforts continue as long as influenza viruses are circulating (1). Persons aged ≥6 months who have not yet been vaccinated this season should be vaccinated. However, these early VE estimates underscore that some vaccinated persons will become infected with influenza; therefore, antiviral medications should be used as recommended for treatment in patients, regardless of vaccination status. In addition, these results highlight the importance of continued efforts to develop more effective vaccines.’

Source: CDC MMWR January 18, 2013 / 62(02);32-35.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6202a4.htm?s_cid=mm6202a4_w

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