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Towards better protection of older people against influenza and its complications. Polish recommendations for HD influenza vaccine

Aneta Nitsch-Osuch
1
,
Piotr Jankowski
2
,
Joanna Kokoszka-Paszkot
3
,
Ernest Kuchar
4
,
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas
5
,
Przemysław Mitkowski
6
,
Jacek Wysocki
7
,
Agnieszka Zmysłowska
8
,
Adam Antczak
9

1.
Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland; Polish Society of Family Medicine
2.
Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland; Polish Cardiac Society
3.
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Department, H. Klimontowicz Hospital, Gorlice, Poland; Polish Gerontology Society
4.
Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Decisions Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Polish Vaccinology Society; National Infectious Diseases Prevention Program
5.
Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; Polish Society of Family Medicine; National Infectious Diseases Prevention Program
6.
Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland; Polish Cardiac Society
7.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland; Polish Vaccinology Society
8.
Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Polish Diabetes Association
9.
Department of General and Oncological Pulmonology, Medical Univer-sity of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; National Infectious Diseases Prevention Program
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(1): 116–122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2024.134715
Online publish date: 2024/01/31
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