The Epidemiology of Influenza and the Associated Vaccines Development in China: A Review
Jiayou Zhang, Xuanxuan Nian, Xuedan Li, Shihe Huang, Kai Duan, Xinguo Li, Xiaoming Yang
Abstract
Influenza prevention and control has been one of the biggest challenges encountered in the public health domain. The vaccination against influenza plays a pivotal role in the prevention of influenza, particularly for the elderly and small children. According to the epidemiology of influenza in China, the nation is under a heavy burden of this disease. Therefore, as a contribution to the prevention and control of influenza in China through the provision of relevant information, the present report discusses the production and batch issuance of the influenza vaccine, analysis of the vaccination status and vaccination rate of the influenza vaccine, and the development trend of the influenza vaccine in China.