AUTHOR=Mameli Chiara , Cocchi Ilaria , Fumagalli Mara , Zuccotti Gianvincenzo TITLE=Influenza Vaccination: Effectiveness, Indications, and Limits in the Pediatric Population JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics VOLUME=7 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2019.00317 DOI=10.3389/fped.2019.00317 ISSN=2296-2360 ABSTRACT=

Influenza vaccine is considered the most effective way to prevent influenza. Nonetheless, every year vaccine coverage is lower than recommended in the pediatric population. Many factors are supposed to contribute to this phenomenon such as the uncertainty about the indication for vaccination, and the suboptimal vaccine-effectiveness in pediatric age, especially in the youngest children. In this review we discuss the effectiveness, indications, and limits of influenza vaccination in the pediatric population based on the most recent evidences.