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Studies find more evidence that flu and pertussis vaccines save kids' lives
Studies find more evidence that flu and pertussis vaccines save kids' lives
Updated: April 3, 2017 — 10:01 AM EDT
by Rita Giordano, STAFF WRITER @ritagiordano | rgiordano@phillynews.com
A new study shows that the flu vaccine helps prevent flu-related deaths in children. And a second study, also published Monday in Pediatrics, adds to evidence that pregnant women who receive the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine pass on the protection to their unborn babies.
For the influenza study, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed 358 flu deaths of U.S. children ages six months through 17 years from July 2010 through June 2014.
The study estimated the vaccine to have an effectiveness rate of 65 percent against flu-associated fatality among children who were otherwise healthy. For children who had high-risk underlying conditions, such as neurologic disorders and lung diseases, the effectiveness rate was 51 percent.
“This is more evidence for the flu vaccine providing protection against disease and the severe complications that lead to (flu-related) deaths,” said Brendan Flannery, an epidemiologist with the CDC’s influenza division.
The research compared the pediatric flu fatality cases with data about children in the general population during the same period. Among the children who died and whose vaccine status could be determined, the vaccination rate was just 26 percent; the comparison group's rate was about 48 percent, Flannery said.
Updated: April 3, 2017 — 10:01 AM EDT
by Rita Giordano, STAFF WRITER @ritagiordano | rgiordano@phillynews.com
A new study shows that the flu vaccine helps prevent flu-related deaths in children. And a second study, also published Monday in Pediatrics, adds to evidence that pregnant women who receive the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine pass on the protection to their unborn babies.
For the influenza study, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed 358 flu deaths of U.S. children ages six months through 17 years from July 2010 through June 2014.
The study estimated the vaccine to have an effectiveness rate of 65 percent against flu-associated fatality among children who were otherwise healthy. For children who had high-risk underlying conditions, such as neurologic disorders and lung diseases, the effectiveness rate was 51 percent.
“This is more evidence for the flu vaccine providing protection against disease and the severe complications that lead to (flu-related) deaths,” said Brendan Flannery, an epidemiologist with the CDC’s influenza division.
The research compared the pediatric flu fatality cases with data about children in the general population during the same period. Among the children who died and whose vaccine status could be determined, the vaccination rate was just 26 percent; the comparison group's rate was about 48 percent, Flannery said.
Kids' Risk of Dying from Flu Lower When Vaccinated
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer | April 3, 2017 12:01am ET
Kids who are vaccinated against the flu can still get sick from the virus; vaccination does not provide perfect protection. However, vaccinated kids are still much less likely to die from the flu than children who are not vaccinated against the illness, according to a new study.
In the study, researchers looked at the cases of nearly 300 U.S. children who died from the flu over four flu seasons. Most of the children had not been vaccinated against the virus, the investigators found.
The new research suggests that some flu deaths in children could be prevented with vaccination, said Brendan Flannery, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. {6 Flu Vaccine Myths}
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer | April 3, 2017 12:01am ET
Kids who are vaccinated against the flu can still get sick from the virus; vaccination does not provide perfect protection. However, vaccinated kids are still much less likely to die from the flu than children who are not vaccinated against the illness, according to a new study.
In the study, researchers looked at the cases of nearly 300 U.S. children who died from the flu over four flu seasons. Most of the children had not been vaccinated against the virus, the investigators found.
The new research suggests that some flu deaths in children could be prevented with vaccination, said Brendan Flannery, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. {6 Flu Vaccine Myths}
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