Managing the Human Toll Caused by Seasonal Influenza: New York State�s Mandate to Vaccinate or Mask

• Autores: Arthur Caplan, Nirav R. Shah
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 310, Nº. 17, 2013, págs. 1797-1798
• Idioma: inglés
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  • November 2013, Vol 310, No. 17 > < Previous Article Full content is available to subscribers Subscribe/Learn More Next Article > Viewpoint | November 6, 2013 Managing the Human Toll Caused by Seasonal InfluenzaNew York State�s Mandate to Vaccinate or Mask Arthur Caplan, PhD1; Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH2 [+] Author Affiliations JAMA. 2013;310(17):1797-1798. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.280633.

    Text Size: A A A Article References New York State and the nation as a whole experienced one of the worst influenza seasons in a decade during the winter of 2012-2013. In the peak week ending January 19, 2013, New York alone reported more than 5000 cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza, more than 1120 hospitalizations as a result of influenza, and 5 flu-related pediatric deaths. By the season�s end, more than 45 000 cases had been confirmed, more than 9500 people had been hospitalized, and 14 children had died.1