Effectiveness of the trivalent MF59 adjuvated influenza vaccine in preventing hospitalization due to influenza B and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses in the elderly in Italy, 2017 – 2018 season
Background: Evidence on influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing mortality and morbidity in the elderly is weak. Our aim was to measure the VE against severe outcomes in the elderly. Methods: We conducted a multicentre hospital-based test-negative design (TND) case-control study, during th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-06-01
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Series: | Expert Review of Vaccines |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2019.1627206 |