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: Received: 13 October 2021 / Approved: 14 October 2021 / Online: 14 October 2021 (10:07:05 CEST)
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Sakib, S.M.N. The Effects of Vaccination in Case of Influenza on the Elderly in Hong Kong in Reducing Flu Infection. Preprints2021, 2021100210. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0210.v1
Sakib, S.M.N. The Effects of Vaccination in Case of Influenza on the Elderly in Hong Kong in Reducing Flu Infection. Preprints 2021, 2021100210. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0210.v1
Sakib, S.M.N. The Effects of Vaccination in Case of Influenza on the Elderly in Hong Kong in Reducing Flu Infection. Preprints2021, 2021100210. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0210.v1
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Sakib, S.M.N. (2021). The Effects of Vaccination in Case of Influenza on the Elderly in Hong Kong in Reducing Flu Infection. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0210.v1
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Sakib, S.M.N. 2021 "The Effects of Vaccination in Case of Influenza on the Elderly in Hong Kong in Reducing Flu Infection" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202110.0210.v1
Abstract
The reason for this dissertation is to establish the effects of vaccination on the elderly (>65 years old) in Hong Kong in reducing flu infection. Influenza vaccine uptake in the elderly (˃65 years old) in Hong Kong significantly increased in 2003 after the SARS epidemic. The exact impacts of influenza vaccine among the elderly in Hong Kong are a subject of contention. The effectiveness of the influenza vaccine comes from observed studies which may be prejudiced since it is difficult to identify and justify the evidence. A review of various literatures has shown that influenza causes serious illness and death particularly highly vulnerable groups such as adults aged 65 years and above. Therefore, more efforts should be initiated to reduce mortality caused by influenza among the elderly. According to the WHO (2005), vaccination is among the most effective approach for preventing death associated with influenza to vulnerable groups such as the elderly.
Biology and Life Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology
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