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Euro Surveill. Complexities in assessing the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines

Giuseppe

Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Extract, edited.]

Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 7, 14 February 2013

Editorials

Complexities in assessing the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines


H Kelly ()<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, I Steffens<SUP>3</SUP>
  1. Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia
  2. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
  3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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Citation style for this article: Kelly H, Steffens I. Complexities in assessing the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(7):pii=20403. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20403 - Date of submission: 12 February 2013 <HR>
For many years it has been generally accepted that well-matched vaccines are the most effective single measure to protect people who are predisposed to a more severe outcome following infection with the influenza virus [1]. This group includes those aged at least 65 years, pregnant women and those who suffer from specific chronic conditions and/or are immunocompromised. (?)
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