TY - JOUR T1 - Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016–2017 JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 836 LP - 840 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.16105 VL - 83 IS - 11 AU - Sherif Beniameen Mossad Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/11/836.abstract N2 - Influenza kills and hospitalizes many people every year. Although the 2015–2016 influenza season was relatively mild, we should remain vigilant in our efforts to reduce the impact of future epidemics or pandemics by implementing universal influenza vaccination and early initiation of antiviral therapy for suspected cases. We don’t expect influenza vaccine to prevent all cases of influenza, since immune response varies depending on age, underlying diseases, and immunosuppression. ER -