Influenza

clinical topic updates by Flor Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP

Testing for respiratory pathogens in the context of influenza-like illness remains an important tool for clinicians. Influenza testing is not routi......READ MORE

Influenza

clinical topic updates by Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

To maximize their efficacy, the 3 or 4 constituents of each season’s influenza vaccines are selected based on surveillance data and forecasts of wh......READ MORE

Influenza

expert roundtables by Flor Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP, FIDSA; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Younger children are generally more susceptible to influenza than are older children and young adults. Vaccinating children offers them protection ......READ MORE

Influenza

patient care perspectives by Flor Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP

Widespread and largely mistaken beliefs about vaccination are triggering calls for public messaging that highlights the benefits of vaccination whi......READ MORE

Influenza

patient care perspectives by Mark H. Sawyer, MD

Parental concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy often fuel vaccine hesitancy. However, serious clinical reactions from vaccines, including thos......READ MORE