The paediatric population is a typical source for the spread of influenza as well as other respiratory viruses in the population, including coronavirus, particularly in the case of mild or asymptomatic course. In predisposed at-risk individuals or in those aged two to five years old, however, it may become a life-threatening infection due to respiratory or neurological complications. Annual influenza vaccination is essential primary prophylaxis affecting the morbidity, complications, and mortality of this infection; still, it has been neglected in our country.
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Blechová, Z. (2020). Specific issues of influenza in children in the context of the COVID-19 season. Pediatrie pro Praxi. SOLEN s.r.o. https://doi.org/10.36290/ped.2020.056
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