Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma

Coverage and Predictors of Adherence to Influenza Vaccination among Spanish Children and Adults with Asthma

“…Several studies have demonstrated the safety of influenza vaccination in patients with asthma [3,4]. A recently published systematic review of clinical trials concluded that there was no significant increase in asthma exacerbations after influenza vaccination [4].…”

“…A recently published systematic review of clinical trials concluded that there was no significant increase in asthma exacerbations after influenza vaccination [4]. However, this same review found that there was inconclusive evidence on the effectiveness of influenza vaccine to prevent exacerbations in patients with asthma and that further investigation was thus needed [4].…”

Influenza and Asthma: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Evidenced-Based Intervention Bundle on the Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Asthmatic Children Age Six Months to 18 Years

“…In newer double blind, placebocontrolled studies the results indicate that the vaccine is safe for asthmatic children, and does not lead to increased asthma exacerbations in the weeks after receiving the influenza vaccine as compared to placebo injection (ALA, 2001; C. J. Cates, Jefferson, & Rowe, 2008;Tata et al, 2003).…”

Impfungen bei chronischen Krankheiten

“…Um die Frage zu klären, wie effektiv die Influenzaimpfung Asthmaanfäl-le bei Asthmapatienten reduziert, wurde aktuell 2009 eine Cochrane-Analyse publiziert [15]. In dieser Zusammenstellung wurden insgesamt 15 Studien, die sowohl Kinder als auch Erwachsene einschlossen, ausgewertet.…”

“…Sie steigert die Exazerbationsrate an Asthmaanfällen nicht. Allerdings ist die intranasale Influenzalebendvakzine (nur in den USA in Anwendung) bei Kindern unter 2 Jahren möglicherweise mit vermehrter Obstruktion und Krankenhausbehandlung assoziiert [15].…”