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Prioritise children and over 65s for flu vaccination, say researchers

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People over 65 and young people aged 0-19 should be prioritised for influenza vaccination after high risk groups during times of limited vaccine supply, a study published in PLoS Computational… Click to show full abstract

People over 65 and young people aged 0-19 should be prioritised for influenza vaccination after high risk groups during times of limited vaccine supply, a study published in PLoS Computational Biology has recommended.1 Using computer modelling, researchers created a “synthetic population” in the US city of Chicago. They developed a population that works, moves, and mixes with others like a real community to build a more accurate …

Keywords: vaccination say; 65s flu; children 65s; flu vaccination; vaccination; prioritise children

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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