Should all asthmatics be given flu vaccines?

Should all asthmatics be given flu vaccines?

Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Group Editor in Chief MEDtalks, will discuss whether all asthmatics should be given flu vaccines in this video. He confirms that they should be given flu vaccines. Children more than 4 years have recurrent wheezing and along with children, adults and geriatrics age group should be given flu vaccine annually just before the season of flu. He will also inform that it is given in diabetics, heart patients and COPD patients. 

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Dr. KK Aggarwal

Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr Aggarwal is a physician, cardiologist, spiritual writer and motivational speaker. He was the Past President of the Indian Medical Association and President of Heart Care Foundation of India. He was also the Editor in Chief of the IJCP Group, Medtalks and eMediNexus

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