New hospital standards needed for pediatric flu vaccines: “A new study published in the February 2008 issue of Pediatrics finds that many children hospitalized for influenza have had a recent, previous hospitalization that would have provided an easy, convenient opportunity to receive a hospital-based influenza vaccination. The authors suggest that evaluating and establishing industry standards for flu vaccines for hospitalized children could help prevent additional hospitalizations and complications from influenza.”
(Via EurekAlert! – Breaking News.)
I am curious whether more hospitals will require that child patients be vaccinated so as to prevent lawsuits regarding MRSA infections…
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