A pilot study of the effectiveness of a school-based influenza vaccination program.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a school-based influenza immunization program.

Methods: Pupils and their families from 3 demographically similar elementary schools participated in this pilot, unblinded, controlled intervention study. Live attenuated influenza vaccine (FluMist) was made available to all eligible pupils in 1 target school during regular school hours.