Influenza vaccine for preventing acute otitis media (middle ear infection)

Acute otitis media is a common infection in children, with research showing that up to four in every five children in high-income countries will have at least one episode by the age of three. Influenza vaccines have been suggested as a way to prevent this, and an updated Cochrane Review from October 2017 looks at the latest evidence. Here ’s the review’s lead author, Norhayati from the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian, Malaysia, to tell us more.
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: podcasts