Influenza Immunization of Adults During Outpatient Pediatric Visits

Abstract The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests pediatricians may provide influenza immunization to adults accompanying children to outpatient appointments. Analysis of the IBM Watson MarketScan database demonstrated that of 1 546 340 encounters for pediatric influenza immunization in 2016, onl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2021-08, Vol.10 (7), p.793-796
Hauptverfasser: Mishra, Aakriti, Dehority, Walter
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests pediatricians may provide influenza immunization to adults accompanying children to outpatient appointments. Analysis of the IBM Watson MarketScan database demonstrated that of 1 546 340 encounters for pediatric influenza immunization in 2016, only 1.5% of encounters with a pediatrician resulted in immunization of an accompanying adult.
ISSN:2048-7207
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piab038