Future Virology. 2014;9(2):161-171. Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with influenza disease are at high risk for severe influenza and so these individuals benefit from annual immunization.

This is due to possible complications from the weakened form of the live influenza virus it contains. The FluMist nasal spray is a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). This means it is made ...

Influenza vaccines currently used in Hong Kong are safe and effective, and the side effects of flu vaccines are usually mild and transient, the Centre for Health Protection says.

This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.

Comprehensive monitoring of the safety of influenza vaccines remains a public health priority, particularly as immunization coverage increases across different age groups at the global level.