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Research from University Medical Center in immunization provides new insights
November 12th, 2008
New research, 'Decline in influenza-associated mortality among Dutch elderly following the introduction of a nationwide vaccination program,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Netherlands, "With a retrospective nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands over 1992-2003, using mortality and viral surveillance data, the aim was to assess by means of rate difference methods the influenza-associated mortality in the elderly before and after the introduction of a nationwide influenza vaccination program in 1996 (vaccination coverage raised from below 50 to 80%)." "The average annual influenza-associated mortality declined in the years before and after the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-12)
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