"The use of licensed inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine is increasing, but even if all high risk persons currently given priority for this vaccine should be vaccinated each year, influenza epidemics would continue to occur. Healthy school children, preschool children in day care, college students, and working adults would continue to have high morbidity and would continue to spread the virus in the community. Vulnerable high risk patients would be at risk because of repeated challenge to their immunity by contract with infected persons. Recent pandemics illustrate another problem that must be faced with an impending pandemic. The time between recognition of the emergence of a new pandemic virus and the occurrence of the first wave may be short."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Glezen W Paul. “Emerging infections: pandemic influenza”. Epidemiol Rev. 1996;18(1): p.73
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Influenza
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Influenza
41 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Influenza →
Related Quotes
"As we now know, wild birds are the natural reservoir for influenza A viruses. With extensive antigenic and genetic di…"
"Many international health agencies and research laboratories collaborate to track influenza virus evolution, evaluate…"
"We are no doubt more prepared in 2018 for an infectious disease threat than in 1918. But it is critical to remember t…"
"The survival data for TGEV and MHV suggest that enveloped viruses can remain infectious on surfaces long enough for p…"
"The small British Crown dependency of Tristan da Cunha is one of the most isolated points on the planet. Over 1700 mi…"
"Influenza pandemics are events that have occurred in the past and will undoubtedly occur in the future. There is unce…"
"Waterbirds, to an influenza researcher, are more than majestic swans and charming mallards. They are instead stealthy…"
"Planning and preparedness efforts are widespread and ongoing, on a scale likely not imagined in 1918. Pandemic plans …"
"Despite improvements since 1918, governments and health care systems remain inadequately prepared for the impact of a…"
"Sambucus nigra L. products - Sambucol - are based on a standardized black elderberry extract. They are natural remedi…"