Bench-to-bedside review Vaccine protection strategies during pandemic flu outbreaks.docVIP

Chua and Chen Critical Care 2010,14:218 /content/14/2/218 RE VIE W Bench-to-bedside review: Vaccine protection strategies during pandemic ? u outbreaks Joel V Chua and Wilbur H Chen* 1 2 virus has generally been associated with mild illness; however, it is responsible for excessive hospitalizations and deaths among the young, pregnant women, and Abstract Vaccination is the most e?ective means for the prevention of in?uenza, including pandemic strains. An ideal pandemic in?uenza vaccine should provide e?ec