title: Influenza vaccines: a pediatric perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the burden of disease attributable to influenza among children and to understand the basis for changing recommendations for immunization of young children. I will review the current recommendations regarding use of trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine and live, attenuated influenza vaccine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Annual immunization of all children between 6 and 59 months of age and their household contacts is recommended starting with the 2006-2007 season, including a two-dose strategy for children under 9 years of age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Expanded recommendations are expected to reduce the number of outpatient visits, hospitalization rates and mortality rates due to influenza for both children and adults.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. cmeissner@tufts-nemc.org
authors.forename: H Cody
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Meissner
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines