01455nas a2200349 4500000000100000008004100001100001100042700001900053700001700072700001300089700001400102700001300116700001500129700002300144700002100167700001800188700001800206700001900224700001900243700001700262700002200279700001900301700001700320700002300337700001200360700001700372245011900389300000900508490000700517520056700524022001401091 2016 d1 aJha V.1 aMuruganathan A1 aGuha Santanu1 aMunjal Y1 aAgarwal S1 aParikh K1 aJha Anjani1 aAbeywicreme Ijanti1 aTiwaskar Mangesh1 aNadkar Milind1 aPal Jyotirmoy1 aArafat Shohael1 aPrakash Anupam1 aPanda Jayant1 aRamasubramanian V1 aKumari Sampath1 aSaha Bibhuti1 aChakraborty Sekhar1 aGhosh M1 aKoul Parvaiz00aRecommendations for Vaccination Against Seasonal Influenza in Adult High Risk Groups: South Asian Recommendations. a3-110 v643 a

Influenza is a global public health problem and concern especially in high risk people. Prevention plays a key role in avoiding complications of influenza related illnesses. Despite the existing prevalence of influenza, and documented importance of vaccination, the uptake of influenza vaccine is very poor. This document provide recommendations for influenza vaccination in high-risk individuals and help implement best practices in the South Asian region and improve coverage of influenza vaccination to achieve better outcomes in this population.

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