UAE doctors recommend flu jabs for children as young as two to protect vulnerable groups
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Summary
Doctors in the UAE are advocating for annual flu vaccinations for children as young as two, citing new research from Harvard Medical School showing paediatric flu vaccines reduce infection rates in children aged 2-5 by up to 14%. When scaled to larger populations like the US, this could prevent up to a million flu cases each winter. The article emphasizes that vaccinating young children, who can act as super-spreaders, helps protect at-risk groups including pregnant women and the elderly.
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New research from Harvard Medical School found paediatric flu vaccines reduced infection rates for children aged between two and five years old by up to 14 per cent.
When vaccine delivery is scaled up to larger populations such as the US, that could result in up to a million fewer cases of flu each winter in young children, scientists said.
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