Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2015-2016

Pediatrics
Committee on Infectious Diseases

Abstract

The purpose of this statement is to update recommendations for routine use of seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends annual seasonal influenza immunization for all people 6 months and older, including all children and adolescents. Highlights for the upcoming 2015-2016 season include the following: 1. Annual universal influenza immunization is indicated with either a trivalent or quadrivalent vaccine (no preference). 2. The 2015-2016 influenza A (H3N2) and B (Yamagata lineage) vaccine strains differ from those contained in the 2014-2015 seasonal vaccines. a. Trivalent vaccine contains an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus; an A/Switzerland/9715293/2013 (H3N2)-like virus; and a B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (B/Yamagata lineage). b. Quadrivalent vaccine contains an additional B virus (B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus [B/Victoria lineage]). 3. The dosing algorithm for administration of influenza vaccine to children 6 months through 8 years of age has been updated to reflect that virus strains in the vaccine have changed from last season.With an increasing number of organizations mandating influenza vaccine, a...Continue Reading

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