Latest research: “End-of-season influenza vaccine efficacy for the 2017-2018 flu season was a mediocre 38% (95% CI 31%-43%), but flu shots were still estimated to have prevented 7 million illnesses and 8,000 deaths…”
February 11th, 2019Effects of Influenza Vaccination in the United States during the 2017–2018 Influenza Season
Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciz075, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz075
Published:
02 February 2019
“…..We estimated that influenza vaccination prevented 7.1 million (95% CrI: 5.4 million–9.3 million) illnesses, 3.7 million (95% CrI: 2.8 million–4.9 million) medical visits, 109,000 (95% CrI: 39,000–231,000) hospitalizations, and 8,000 (95% CrI: 1,100–21,000) deaths. Vaccination prevented 10% of expected hospitalizations overall and 41% among young children (6 months–4 years)…..”
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