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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Main Authors: Antonino Bella, Francesco Gesualdo, Andrea Orsi, Claudia Arcuri, Maria Chironna, Daniela Loconsole, Christian Napoli, Giovanni Battista Orsi, Ilaria Manini, Emanuele Montomoli, Valeria Alfonsi, Maria Rita Castrucci, Caterina Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-06-01
Series:Expert Review of Vaccines
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2019.1627206