- Infants, young children, pregnant women and elderly above the age of 65 are at higher risk of acquiring influenza.
- Persons of any age with the following chronic conditions are at higher risk
- Chronic pulmonary or cardiovascular conditions
- Chronic neurological conditions that impair breathing or clearance of respiratory secretions
- Chronic metabolic diseases
- Renal dysfunction
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Immunosuppressed, immunocompromised
- Children 6 months -18 years on chronic aspirin therapy
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