| Literature DB >> 24803379 |
Alicia M Fry1, Inkyu K Kim2, Carrie Reed1, Mark Thompson1, Sandra S Chaves1, Lyn Finelli1, Joseph Bresee1.
Abstract
We compared influenza vaccine-prevented hospitalizations in adults aged ≥65 years for a range of hypothetical effectiveness estimates. During 2012-2013, a vaccine with 10% effectiveness (66% coverage) would have averted approximately 13 000 hospitalizations, and a vaccine with 40% effectiveness would have averted approximately 60 000 hospitalizations. Annual vaccination is merited in this vulnerable population. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2014. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.Keywords: hospitalization; influenza; older adults; vaccine effectiveness
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24803379 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu328
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079