Infectious Diseases / Influenza

clinical topic updates by Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Patients, parents, and even allied health care personnel may have distinct anxieties about various aspects of immunization. Our featured expert rep...READ MORE

Infectious Diseases / Influenza

patient care perspectives by Mark H. Sawyer, MD

Parental concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy often fuel vaccine hesitancy. However, serious clinical reactions from vaccines, including thos...READ MORE

Infectious Diseases / Influenza

patient care perspectives by Flor Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP

Widespread and largely mistaken beliefs about vaccination are triggering calls for public messaging that highlights the benefits of vaccination whi...READ MORE

Infectious Diseases / Influenza

expert roundtables by Flor Muñoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP, FIDSA; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Younger children are generally more susceptible to influenza than are older children and young adults. Vaccinating children offers them protection ...READ MORE