Flu Immunization: Risks, Benefits, and Strategies for Effective Communication

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Introduction
Influenza remains an acute respiratory sickness caused by influenza B or A which occurs
in outbreaks global each year, mostly during winter. Among healthy infants, flu generally
remains a self-limited as well as uncomplicated disease. Seasonal influenza remains a significant
medical and public health problem. Vaccination against influenza remains accepted worldwide
as a critical strategy for control and prevention (Singh et al. 2019). This paper is divided into
different parts. The first part will discuss the risk and benefits of flu immunization. The second
part will discuss the risks linked with refusing flu immunization. Lastly, this paper will discuss
the two strategies which promote effective family-centred communication. The main purpose of
this paper is to discuss issues relating to flu vaccination.
Flu immunization is so crucial to infants because it helps us to reduce the number of flu
death and infection (Zhong et al. 2019). Flu vaccine will not only protect Beth against flu, the
vaccine will prevent the infection from spreading from the child to cares, family as well as wider
population. Beth is more at risk of contracting influenza and is entitled to free vaccination.
Therefore you should note that flu immunization shall reduce the risk of influenza to your child.
Also, influenza vaccination of infants is recommended to help in preventing diseases such as
measles (Blanchard-Rohner & Eberhardt, 2017). There remains no live virus that exists in the flu
shot, so the patient cannot acquire flu from the vaccine. Vaccine testing often takes many years,
and this makes it safe and effective for use. You should also note that vaccine which is licensed
by the government passed through different stages of inspections, and they are free from any
danger. The flu vaccine remains harmless and recommended for infants aged 12 months as well
as older who need to lessen the likelihood of getting sick with flu. Besides to all vaccines being

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monitored and registered by the TGA (Therapeutic Good Administration), NSW Health
appraisals all reports of possible adverse occasions following vaccination to ensure quick follow
up as required (Tinnion & Berrington, 2010). The flu vaccine for infants has a good safety
record. For instance, in United Kingdom, many children have been vaccinated successfully. So,
you should allow Beth to be vaccinated because the process of vaccination is safe. Additionally,
a national program that investigates unexpected events following vaccination and ensures quick
public health actions, known as AusVaxsafety, remains used. If you looked at the annual analysis
of feedback of parent via phone messages surveys last year has confirmed that flu vaccine is safe
for infants (Petousis-Harris, Poole, Turner & Reynolds, 2012). Research studies confirm that the
use of cocooning may inhibit seasonal influenza in Beth. When close contacts of Beth remain
protected from Influenza, it will reduce the chances of Beth of being infested with Influenza
(Hartley Li, Kunkel & Crowcroft, 2019). This method assumes that many infants Beth included
may contract influenza from other close contacts or caregivers. Researchers affirm that Flu is
caused by a virus that remains spread by contact with the fluids of other people sneezes and
coughs. Each year, this flu causes widespread sickness in society (Philpott, 2019). Many
researchers affirm that vaccinating children (infants) with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine may
lower the risk of contracting upper respiratory infections in children. This proofs that this
vaccination will benefit Beth because it shall protect Beth from contracting febrile respiratory
sickness. Another benefit of Flu vaccination is that it can lower the risk of flu-linked
hospitalization for Beth. Flu Vaccine indeed inhibits 10, 000 of hospitalizations every year. For
instance, during the year 2016, flu vaccination barred an approximate eighty-five thousand flu-
linked hospitalizations (Fisman & Bogoch, 2017). A study conducted by some researchers in
2016 also indicated that flu vaccine reduced infants' risk of flu-linked pediatric PICU (Pediatric