Effectiveness of pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines in preventing pandemic influenza-associated hospitalization

Highlights ► Pandemic vaccine was effective in preventing hospitalization during the pandemic wave. ► The effectiveness of the seasonal vaccine during the pandemic was not demonstrated. ► Vaccination coverage with the pandemic vaccine was lower than for seasonal vaccine. ► Higher pandemic vaccine co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2012-08, Vol.30 (38), p.5644-5650
Hauptverfasser: Domínguez, Angela, Castilla, Jesús, Godoy, Pere, Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel, Martín, Vicente, Saez, Marc, Soldevila, Núria, Quintana, José María, Mayoral, José María, Astray, Jenaro, González-Candelas, Fernando, Cantón, Rafael, Tamames, Sonia, Castro, Ady, Baricot, Maretva, Alonso, Jordi, Pumarola, Tomás
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► Pandemic vaccine was effective in preventing hospitalization during the pandemic wave. ► The effectiveness of the seasonal vaccine during the pandemic was not demonstrated. ► Vaccination coverage with the pandemic vaccine was lower than for seasonal vaccine. ► Higher pandemic vaccine coverage would probably have lessened the pandemic impact.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.090