Download from app store
We have detected that you are using an Ad Blocker.
PracticeUpdate is free to end users but we rely on advertising to fund our site. Please consider supporting PracticeUpdate by whitelisting us in your ad blocker.
We have sent a message to the email address you have provided, . If this email is not correct, please update your settings with your correct address.
The email address you provided during registration, , does not appear to be valid. Please update your settings with a valid address before to continue using PracticeUpdate.
Please provide your AHPRA Number to ensure that you are given the correct level of access to our site.
Sign in
Join now
Peter Lin MD, CCFP
Peter Lin MD, CCFP Associate Editor
Dipesh Navsaria MPH, MSLIS, MD
Dipesh Navsaria MPH, MSLIS, MD Advisory Board
Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD
Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD Advisory Board
See All Experts
featured
Published in Primary Care

Expert Opinion / Commentary · January 20, 2016

Does Obesity Impair Influenza Vaccine Protection in Obese Children?

Jonathan Temte MD, PhD

 

 Save  Recommend
 Share

Additional Info

  1. Centers for Disease Control. Childhood Obesity Facts. CDC. August 27, 2015. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm. Accessed December 22, 2015.
  2. Smit MA, Wang HL, Kim E, et al. Influenza Vaccine is Protective Against Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in Obese Children [published online December 9, 2015]. Pediatr Infect Dis J. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001029.
  3. Centers for Disease Control. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2013-2014 Influenza Season. September 18, 2014. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/coverage-1314estimates.htm. Accessed December 22, 2015.

Disclosure statements are available on the authors' profiles:

Jonathan Temte MD, PhD

Further Reading

Most Read This Week

Recently Updated