Vaccination: Influenza

Vaccination: Influenza

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Inactivated flu vaccines have not been proven to be effective or safe in preventing influenza in healthy children under two.

Pubmed Data : Altern Ther Health Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;15(5):44-6. PMID: 18425905
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2009
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Cold and Flu: Infants & Children : CK(62) : AC(6), Infection: In Infants & Children : CK(111) : AC(11), Influenza A : CK(292) : AC(77)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who work with the elderly has no effect on laboratory-proven influenza, pneumonia or deaths from pneumonia.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010(2):CD005187. Epub 2010 Feb 17. PMID: 20166073
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Elderly: Age Specific Diseases : CK(442) : AC(38), Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99), Pneumonia : CK(330) : AC(40)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy does not reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness visits among infants.

Pubmed Data : Cancer Sci. 2004 Jul;95(7):596-601. PMID: 17146026
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2004
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Infant Infections : CK(410) : AC(44), Pregnancy: Vaccination : CK(92) : AC(16), Upper Respiratory Infections : CK(824) : AC(90)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

The effectiveness of the 2008-2009 seasonal flu vaccine in England was -6%.

Pubmed Data : Vaccine. 2011 Jan 31. Epub 2011 Jan 31. PMID: 21292008
Article Published Date : Jan 31, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

There is a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of influenza vaccines in adults aged 65 years or older.

Pubmed Data : Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Oct 25. Epub 2011 Oct 25. PMID: 22032844
Article Published Date : Oct 25, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Elderly: Age Specific Diseases : CK(442) : AC(38), Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

There is currently no evidence from randomised studies that influenza vaccine given to people with CF is of benefit to them.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 7;(4):CD001753. PMID: 19821281
Article Published Date : Oct 07, 2009
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Cystic Fibrosis : CK(523) : AC(78)
Additional Keywords : Vaccine Research : CK(20) : AC(1)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

There is little evidence supporting the belief that vaccines are effective in preventing influenza in healthy adults.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010(7):CD001269. Epub 2010 Jul 7. PMID: 20614424
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Influenza A : CK(292) : AC(77), Influenza B : CK(72) : AC(14)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

There is no solid evidence available supporting the belief that vaccines are effective in preventing influenza in the elderly.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010(2):CD004876. Epub 2010 Feb 17. PMID: 20166072
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

We concluded that there is no credible evidence that vaccination of healthy people under the age of 60, who are healthcare workers caring for the elderly, affects influenza complications in those cared for.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 ;3:CD005187. Epub 2006 Jul 19. PMID: 16856082
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99)
Additional Keywords : Healthcare Workers Influenza
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Annual influenza vaccination hampers the development of virus-specific CD8(+) T cell responses necessary to protect against influenza infection.

Pubmed Data : J Virol. 2011 Nov ;85(22):11995-2000. Epub 2011 Aug 31. PMID: 21880755
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Cystic Fibrosis : CK(523) : AC(78), Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Immunosuppressive : CK(156) : AC(26)

Flu vaccination causes measurable increases in inflammation in pregnant women which may increase the risk of preeclempsia and adverse outcomes such as preterm birth.

Pubmed Data : Vaccine. 2011 Sep 20. Epub 2011 Sep 20. PMID: 21945263
Article Published Date : Sep 20, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : CRP : CK(30) : AC(3), Elevated CRP : CK(72) : AC(8), Pre-Eclampsia : CK(299) : AC(33), Pregnancy: Vaccination : CK(92) : AC(16), Pregnancy Complications : CK(166) : AC(19), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Interleukin-6 up-regulation : CK(14) : AC(3), Tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) up-regulation : CK(42) : AC(4)

In the US the highest number of cases of Guillain-Barre sundrome are associated with influenza and hepatitis B vaccines.

Pubmed Data : J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2009 Sep;11(1):1-6. PMID: 19730016
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Guillain-Barre Syndrome : CK(84) : AC(14), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Hepatitis B : CK(367) : AC(50), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza A vaccination containing adjuvant causes cardiac autonomic dysfunction and inflammation which may transiently increase the risk of cardiovascular events.

Pubmed Data : J Intern Med. 2010 Sep 1. Epub 2010 Sep 1. PMID: 20964738
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : C-Reactive Protein : CK(879) : AC(84), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5342) : AC(665), Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2 : CK(2161) : AC(359), Influenza A : CK(292) : AC(77), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Pharmacological Actions : Interleukin-6 upregulation : CK(26) : AC(7)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza vaccination does not prevent ischemic stroke and it does not reduce the rate of acute previous infections in stroke patients.

Pubmed Data : Cerebrovasc Dis. 2008;26(4):339-47. Epub 2008 Aug 27. PMID: 18728360
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Stroke: Prevention : CK(143) : AC(20)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza vaccines may be causing vasculitis.

Pubmed Data : J Ethnopharmacol. 2000 Aug;71(3):457-63. PMID: 19734734
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2000
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180), Vasculitis : CK(48) : AC(11)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza vaccines were not shown to be effective among children 6 to 59 months of age during 2 influenza seasons.

Pubmed Data : Anticancer Res. 2009 Nov;29(11):4629-32. PMID: 18838647
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Childhood Infections : CK(275) : AC(29), Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Influenza-related mortality is not prevented with increasing vaccination coverage.

Pubmed Data : Vaccine. 2006 Oct 30;24(42-43):6468-75. Epub 2006 Jul 7. PMID: 16876293
Article Published Date : Oct 30, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Influenza A : CK(292) : AC(77), Swine Flu Associated Virus : CK(145) : AC(32)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Prior receipt of seasonal flu vaccine (2008-09 )was associated with increased risk of medically attended pandemic H1N1 illness (2008-09).

Pubmed Data : PLoS Med. 2010;7(4):e1000258. Epub 2010 Apr 6. PMID: 20386731
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : H1N1 Infection : CK(468) : AC(88)
Additional Keywords : Immunosuppressive Flu Vaccines : CK(20) : AC(2)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

SeasonaI influenza vaccine (2008-2009) is associated with an increased risk of influenza-like illness from pandemic H1N1 infection.

Pubmed Data : Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Nov 1;51(9):1017-1027. PMID: 20887210
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : H1N1 Infection : CK(468) : AC(88)
Additional Keywords : Immunosuppressive Flu Vaccines : CK(20) : AC(2)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Thirty-five percent of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis experienced flare of the disease after vaccination.

Pubmed Data : Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Mar 15. Epub 2012 Mar 15. PMID: 22513085
Article Published Date : Mar 15, 2012
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Arthritis: Juvenile Idiopathic : CK(20) : AC(1), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) up-regulation : CK(42) : AC(4)

Vacccination for DPT, Hepatitis B and influenza has been reported to be associated with the development of erythema multiforme in an infant.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2008 May-Jun;74(3):251-3. PMID: 18583795
Article Published Date : May 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Erythema : CK(44) : AC(6), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Hepatitis B : CK(367) : AC(50), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Widening influenza vaccine coverage is not correleated with declining mortality rates in any age group. The benefits of vaccination are substantially overestimated.

Pubmed Data : Arch Intern Med. 2005 Feb 14;165(3):265-72. PMID: 15710788
Article Published Date : Feb 14, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : H1N1 Infection : CK(468) : AC(88), Influenza : CK(656) : AC(99), Influenza A : CK(292) : AC(77), Swine Flu Associated Virus : CK(145) : AC(32)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Zinc supplementation has a beneficial effect on malaise, one of the influenza vaccine associated adverse events, and decrease serum TNF-α levels.

Pubmed Data : J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2011 Apr 21. Epub 2011 Apr 21. PMID: 21514808
Article Published Date : Apr 21, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Zinc : CK(880) : AC(128)
Diseases : Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Pharmacological Actions : Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(1002) : AC(357)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

A case of innfluenza vaccine induced have necrotizing glomerulonephritis in decursu vasculitis has been reported.

Pubmed Data : Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2005 Jul;19(109):75-7. PMID: 16194032
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2005
Study Type : Human: Case Report
Additional Links
Diseases : Glomerulonephritis : CK(41) : AC(9), Vasculitis : CK(48) : AC(11)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

Acute transverse myelitis after influenza vaccination has been reported.

Pubmed Data : J Neuroimaging. 1996 Oct;6(4):248-50. PMID: 8903080
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 1996
Study Type : Human: Case Report
Additional Links
Diseases : Myelitis : CK(39) : AC(5), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1169) : AC(180)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3934) : AC(312), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)

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