Last influenza (flu) season, 289 US children died from influenza—the highest number in more than a decade. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains the leading cause of hospitalization among US infants.
Based on the best available scientific evidence, Dr. John Kennedy strongly urges American Medical Group Association (AMGA) members to continue recommendation of annual influenza vaccination for your patients age 6 months and older, as well as protection against RSV for all infants whose mothers did not receive an RSV vaccine during pregnancy.
Still not sure?? Check out the list of dozens of medical societies and trade associations who stand alongside the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) calling for scientifically sound pediatric vaccination recommendations to protect our nation’s children from preventable illness, hospitalization and death.
To learn more and keep up to date on the rapidly changing landscape of vaccine recommendations, please visit AMGA’s Immunization Hub at https://lnkd.in/eRsYJaas