Did you know: Arizona, Cruise Ships, NFL Stadiums … and Influenza?
Published on in Parents PACK
Published on in Parents PACK
What does the population of Arizona, the number of passengers on more than one thousand cruise ships and the number of fans in a full NFL stadium have in common? The number of people making up each situation is comparable to recent data from the CDC regarding the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine during the 2012-2013 influenza season:
Less than half of all people older than 6 years of age received the influenza vaccine during the 2012-2013 influenza season. If more people were vaccinated, the numbers of influenza-related illnesses and hospitalizations averted through vaccination would have been substantially higher.
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS
Categories: Parents PACK Mar. 2014, Did You Know?
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