H1N1 Newer Vaccine Usage: Experiences from Karnataka State

H1N1 Newer Vaccine Usage: Experiences from Karnataka State

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, had imported 1.5 million doses of vaccine to vaccinate selected population among the high risk group; the health care and emergency service personnel's. The adjusted estimates of the effectiveness of the 2010/11 trivalent influenza vac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of community medicine 2012-04, Vol.37 (2), p.134-136
Hauptverfasser: Holla, V Narayana, Borker, Sagar
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Confidence intervals
Immunization
Influenza
Letters to Editor
Pandemics
Prevention
Risk factors
Swine influenza
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, had imported 1.5 million doses of vaccine to vaccinate selected population among the high risk group; the health care and emergency service personnel's. The adjusted estimates of the effectiveness of the 2010/11 trivalent influenza vaccine were 31% (95% confidence interval (CI): 20-40%) in preventing medically attended influenza-like illness, and 58% (95% CI: 11-80%) in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza.
ISSN:0970-0218
1998-3581
DOI:10.4103/0970-0218.96108