Acta Scientific Medical Sciences

Short CommunicationVolume 2 Issue 2

Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination - An Internet Message from a Public Figure in Hong Kong

Cecilia Young* and TH Tai

Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong

*Corresponding Author: Cecilia Young, Independent Researcher, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Received: March 07, 2018; Published: April 30, 2018

Citation: Cecilia Young and TH Tai. “Patient Perception from Internet on Adverse Effects vs Benefits of Vaccination - An Internet Message from a Public Figure in Hong Kong”. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2.2 (2018).

  Influenza viruses are important human respiratory pathogens that can cause seasonal influenza epidemics and out-of-season sporadic cases and outbreaks. Influenza occurs globally with an annual attack rate estimated at 5%-10% in adults and 20%-30% in children [1]. Yet, a message on Internet during winter peak of 2018 influenza has provoked widespread discussion in Hong Kong regarding vaccination [2,3].

Copyright: © 2018 Cecilia Young and TH Tai. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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