The Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination against Influenza among Elderly Persons Living in the Community
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 22 September 1994Open access
Kristin L. Nichol, Karen L. Margolis, J. Wuorenma, T. von Sternberg
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For elderly citizens living in the community, vaccination against influenza is associated with reductions in the rate of hospitalization and in deaths from influenza and its complications, as compared with the rates in unvaccinated elderly persons, and vaccination produces direct dollar savings.
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For elderly citizens living in the community, vaccination against influenza is associated with reductions in the rate of hospitalization and in deaths from influenza and its complications, as compared with the rates in unvaccinated elderly persons, and vaccination produces direct dollar savings.
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