Influenza and Children with Asthma
Compared to healthy children, those with asthma have an increased risk of illness and severe complications due to influenza. In addition, children with asthma are more likely to visit the doctor when infected with influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long recommended that children with asthma receive annual influenza vaccination to help protect against severe complications that can arise from this disease, yet despite these recommendations estimates show that just one-third of children with asthma are vaccinated each year. The following material provides information on the dangers of influenza for children with asthma, as well as the benefits of vaccination.
Influenza and Children with Asthma Report
This comprehensive report provides practical strategies and tools to help health care professionals increase influenza vaccination rates in children with asthma. These tools can be tailored for use within a variety of clinical settings to help create a comprehensive approach toward improving influenza vaccination among this high-risk population.