Modeling the Effect of Different Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates on the Number of Vaccine-Prevented Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Older Adults
Open Access
- 6 May 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 59 (3), 406-409
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu328
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.Keywords
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