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Influenza
Vaccination Of Healthy Working Adults Would Save Money
April 11th, 2001
by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Large-scale vaccination of healthy working adults would generate cost savings in most situations, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Because most people 18 to 64 years old are not currently vaccinated against influenza, this may represent a good population to target, noted K.L. Nichol, of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nichol used data from published literature to analyze the direct and indirect costs and benefits of vaccination in this age group, assuming the use of efficient and low-cost practices. Using Monte Carlo...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2001-04-11)
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