The nurse is reviewing the medical records for five patients who are scheduled for their yearly physical examinations in September. Which patients should receive the inactivated influenza vaccination ?

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Current guidelines suggest that healthy individuals between 6 months and age 49 years receive intranasal immunization with live,attenuated influenza vaccine. Individuals who are pregnant,residents of nursing homes,or are immunocompromised or who have chronic medical conditions should receive inactivated vaccine by injection. The corticosteroid use by the 30-yr-old patient increases the risk for infection.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Medical Records for Five Patients