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Immunization
Studies from C. Vandendool and co-researchers update current data on immunization
December 10th, 2008
According to a study from Utrecht, Netherlands, " Annual influenza vaccination of institutional health care workers (HCWs) is advised in most Western countries, but adherence to this recommendation is generally low. Although protective effects of this intervention for nursing home patients have been demonstrated in some clinical trials, the exact relationship between increased vaccine uptake among HCWs and protection of patients remains unknown owing to variations between study designs, settings, intensity of influenza seasons, and failure to control all effect modifiers." "Therefore, we use a mathematical model to estimate the effects of HCW vaccination in different...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-10)
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