The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations
Influenza viruses are responsible for the influenza outbreaks that lead to significant burden and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based on the core proteins, influenza viruses are classified into three types, A, B, and C, of which only A and B cause significant human disease and...
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| author | Mohammed O Zeitouni Ali M Al Barrak Mohamed S Al-Moamary Nasser S Alharbi Majdy M Idrees Abdullah A Al Shimemeri Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj |
| author_facet | Mohammed O Zeitouni Ali M Al Barrak Mohamed S Al-Moamary Nasser S Alharbi Majdy M Idrees Abdullah A Al Shimemeri Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj |
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| description | Influenza viruses are responsible for the influenza outbreaks that lead to significant burden and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based on the core proteins, influenza viruses are classified into three types, A, B, and C, of which only A and B cause significant human disease and so the vaccine is directed against these two subtypes only. The effectiveness of the vaccine depends on boosting the immune system against the serotypes included within it. As influenza viruses undergo periodic changes in their antigen, the vaccine is modified annually to ensure susceptibility. In contrast to other countries, Saudi Arabia faces a unique and challenging situation due to Hajj and Umrah seasons, when millions of people gather at the holy places in Mecca and Madinah, during which influenza outbreaks are commonly found. Such challenges making the adoption of strict vaccination strategy in Saudi Arabia is of great importance. All efforts were made to develop this guideline in an easy-to-read form, making it very handy and easy to use by health care workers. The guideline was designed to provide recommendations for problems frequently encountered in real life, with special consideration for special situations such as Hajj and Umrah seasons and pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa8b510532184e22bf2e0100024fb7262022-12-22T03:13:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Thoracic Medicine1817-17371998-35572015-01-0110422323010.4103/1817-1737.167065The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinationsMohammed O ZeitouniAli M Al BarrakMohamed S Al-MoamaryNasser S AlharbiMajdy M IdreesAbdullah A Al ShimemeriMohamed S Al-HajjajInfluenza viruses are responsible for the influenza outbreaks that lead to significant burden and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based on the core proteins, influenza viruses are classified into three types, A, B, and C, of which only A and B cause significant human disease and so the vaccine is directed against these two subtypes only. The effectiveness of the vaccine depends on boosting the immune system against the serotypes included within it. As influenza viruses undergo periodic changes in their antigen, the vaccine is modified annually to ensure susceptibility. In contrast to other countries, Saudi Arabia faces a unique and challenging situation due to Hajj and Umrah seasons, when millions of people gather at the holy places in Mecca and Madinah, during which influenza outbreaks are commonly found. Such challenges making the adoption of strict vaccination strategy in Saudi Arabia is of great importance. All efforts were made to develop this guideline in an easy-to-read form, making it very handy and easy to use by health care workers. The guideline was designed to provide recommendations for problems frequently encountered in real life, with special consideration for special situations such as Hajj and Umrah seasons and pregnancy.http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2015;volume=10;issue=4;spage=223;epage=230;aulast=ZeitouniInfluenzavaccinationHajjUmrahSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed O Zeitouni Ali M Al Barrak Mohamed S Al-Moamary Nasser S Alharbi Majdy M Idrees Abdullah A Al Shimemeri Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations Annals of Thoracic Medicine Influenza vaccination Hajj Umrah Saudi Arabia |
| title | The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| title_full | The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| title_fullStr | The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| title_short | The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| title_sort | saudi thoracic society guidelines for influenza vaccinations |
| topic | Influenza vaccination Hajj Umrah Saudi Arabia |
| url | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2015;volume=10;issue=4;spage=223;epage=230;aulast=Zeitouni |
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