Impfung von Kindern gegen Influenza in Deutschland
摘要
In the absence of a general recommendation to vaccinate against seasonal influenza in Germany, the Standing Committee on Vaccination at the Robert Koch Institute (STIKO) expressed a recommendation to vaccinate most risk groups including persons 60 years or older and persons with pre-existing diseases including children; however, healthy children ≥ 6 months of age are not included although they frequently fall ill with influenza, often suffer from severe courses of disease and frequently show complications. Therefore, the committee proposes vaccination against seasonal influenza of all children 6 months or older. Several vaccines are available. The child-friendly live-attenuated nasal vaccine should be endorsed by the German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) for all children 2 years or older without contraindications, so that parents and children can choose their preferred vaccine. In addition, the committee endorses the influenza vaccination of all kindergarten and school personnel, the organization of annual seasonal vaccination campaigns and to add obesity to the list of indications for vaccination.