drk1980
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Had already put this in the prev med forum, but i think thts seldom visited...
What is the influenza vaccination prophylaxis age cut-off? Kaplan(2006) says 50 yrs, whereas UW(2006) mentions 65 yrs. Which is more reliable??
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| karusmle
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i think it is 65 years
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| sachida
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Here are cdc recommendations for last year:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5434a4.htm
# persons aged >65 years with comorbid conditions
# residents of long-term--care facilities
# persons aged 2--64 years with comorbid conditions
# persons aged >65 years without comorbid conditions
# children aged 6--23 months
# pregnant women
# health-care personnel who provide direct patient care
# household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children aged <6 months
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| sachida
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Above mentioned should be prioritised for immunization
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| sachida
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I doubt if the 65 should be cut off. It actually is an indication.
Correct me if I am wrong.
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| drk1980
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thanks. and i hv consistently been coming across more of such differences....
so i take it Usmle world is more reliable than kaplan....?
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| an
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came across related qu in UW step 3...says give to >= 50yrs, and then adds criteria raised to 65 yrs for 2004-2005 season due to shortage of flu vaccine
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| achilles
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so for now its 65 yrs ?
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| drk1980
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to keep up-dating on this issue.....just saw another statement made in UW(prev med), "Nowadays the cut-off for influenza vaccine is being reduced to 55 years in healthy adults." ..lol
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