Flu Vaccination

Medscape Pediatrics

Flu Vaccine for All: A Critical Look at the Evidence

Eric A. Biondi, MD, MS; C. Andrew Aligne, MD, MPH

Disclosures | December 21, 2015

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When Vaccination Became Routine

Vaccine proponents felt that the failure of the vaccine was explained by the immunization campaign being too little, too late. As a result, in 1960, national health experts recommended, for the first time, routine annual vaccination, with emphasis on high-risk groups, including those over the age of 65 years and individuals with chronic illness.^[13] By the early 1960s, routine influenza vaccination was generally adopted as a policy, with very little supporting evidence./.../