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The vaccine, which works by "priming" the body's immune system against subsequent infection by the virus, is recommended for certain target populations: those who have autoimmune deficiencies, are over 65 or who have chronic medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease. The population also includes doctors, nurses, medical...
"It hurts, it's inconvenient, it takes time," says Madoff. "For those who need the vaccine, the very small risk of a vaccine is worth it. But for normal, healthy people it's a close call."
Madoff recommends that limited vaccine supplies should be reserved for those who need it the most.
"The recommendation has not come out for every one to get the vaccine," says Kasper, who also serves as chief of infectious diseases at Beth Israel. "I think it would be imprudent of us to recommend otherwise."
The type A-Beijing strain, along with the A-Texas and the B-Panama strains, are the three influenza viruses against which this year's vaccine has been formulated to protect.