Influenza Immunization of Adults During Outpatient Pediatric Visits

Authors

Aakriti Mishra, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Walter N. Dehority, Department of Pediatrics, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-17-2021

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests pediatricians may provide influenza immunization to adults accompanying children to outpatient appointments. Analysis of the IBM Watson MarketScan database demonstrated that of 1 546 340 encounters for pediatric influenza immunization in 2016, only 1.5% of encounters with a pediatrician resulted in immunization of an accompanying adult.

Publication Title

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

ISSN

2048-7207

Volume

10

Issue

7

First Page

793

Last Page

796

DOI

10.1093/jpids/piab038

Recommended Citation

Mishra A, Dehority W. Influenza Immunization of Adults During Outpatient Pediatric Visits. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Aug 17;10(7):793-796. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab038. PMID: 34076238.