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Mini Review Open Access July 28, 2023

Should not we vaccinate the public against seasonal influenza all over the year in COVID-19 era?

Mohamed Farouk Allam 1, 2, 3,* and Khaled Mahmoud Abd-Elaziz 2
1
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2
Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
3
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Publihed in: World Journal of Cancer and Oncology Research (Volume 3, Issue 2, 2023)
Page(s): 64-66
DOI: 10.31586/crph.2023.706
Received
May 30, 2023
Revised
June 29, 2023
Accepted
July 26, 2023
Published
July 28, 2023
Keywords
Coronavirus; COVID-19; Influenza; Vaccine; Review
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Allam, M. F. , & Abd-Elaziz, K. M. (2023). Should not we vaccinate the public against seasonal influenza all over the year in COVID-19 era?. World Journal of Cancer and Oncology Research, 3(2), 64-66. https://doi.org/10.31586/crph.2023.706
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Allam, M. F. ; Abd-Elaziz, K. M. Should not we vaccinate the public against seasonal influenza all over the year in COVID-19 era?. World Journal of Cancer and Oncology Research 2023 3(2), 64-66. https://doi.org/10.31586/crph.2023.706
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Allam, Mohamed Farouk, and Khaled Mahmoud Abd-Elaziz. 2023. "Should not we vaccinate the public against seasonal influenza all over the year in COVID-19 era?". World Journal of Cancer and Oncology Research 3, no. 2: 64-66. https://doi.org/10.31586/crph.2023.706
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Allam MF, Abd-Elaziz KM. Should not we vaccinate the public against seasonal influenza all over the year in COVID-19 era?. World Journal of Cancer and Oncology Research. 2023; 3(2):64-66. https://doi.org/10.31586/crph.2023.706 
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