Does the influenza vaccine prevent sequelae such as myocarditis from developing?

Abstract

Vaccination continues to be a valuable and simple procedure to guard patients from an illness that may prevent them from completing their normal everyday tasks, missing days of work, and even lead to unnecessary sequelae. The following case describes one of the many complications that are seen on a regular basis in any community hospital in different regions of the world. The objective of this publication is to remind the public and practitioner of the urgency to vaccinate each season; thereby, curbing the virus′s ability to mutate and preventing unwanted consequences such as bacterial super infection or myocarditis.

Keywords

• Complication
• Influenza
• Length of stay
• Vaccination