INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VACCINE:
Application of Vaccination:
Vaccination is recommended yearly for protection of high-risk individuals and groups.
The elderly of more than 65 years old,specially when having chronic disease,or in geniatric or nursing homes or hospitalized.
Individuals exposed to increased risk of influenza complications when infected:
-chronic heart and lung disease
-kidney and metabolic disorders.
Dangerous groups who may transmit infection,though their work to high-risk group:
-helth and medical care providers
-personnel serving chronic cases in different institutes and centers.
Children having chronic disease like heart and respiratory including asthmatics.
The vaccine is not given below two years of age ,who can be immunized by a special vaccine.
Contraindication of Vaccination:
Vaccination is contraindicated when history of allergy to egg protein is given since the virus are grown in embryonated eggs and some eggs protein is found in the vaccine,otherwise they develop manifestation of hypersensitivity after vaccination.
LIVE ATTENUATED INFLUENZA VACCINE:
Is a recombinant vaccine,made to replace the inactivated vaccine that provides moderate immunity of t most 70% only and lacks stimulating local immunity that is needed to resist respiratory infection.
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