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Search MedlinePlus.gov from the National Library of Medicine for a variety of resources about diabetes and vaccines.
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This "Call to Action" from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and co-sponsored by the ACP outlines the importance of influenza vaccination in patients with diabetes.
Vaccination of those at increased risk for complications from influenza, such as adults and children with diabetes, is a key U.S. public health strategy for preventing associated morbidity and mortality. Despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and others to administer influenza vaccine annually to all persons with diabetes six months of age and older, influenza vaccination rates in this population remain low. In fact, more than ten million Americans with diabetes lack the protection afforded by a single annual influenza vaccination.
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