Estimating averted illnesses from influenza vaccination for children and pregnant women - El Salvador, Panama, and Peru, 2011-2018

DISCUSSION: Influenza vaccination campaigns in El Salvador, Panama, and Peru conducted between 2011 and 2018 prevented hundreds to thousands of influenza-associated hospitalizations and illnesses in young children and pregnant women. Existing vaccination programs could prevent additional illnesses, using the same number of vaccines, by achieving the highest possible coverage within the first two months of an influenza vaccine campaign.PMID:38584055 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.007

Source: Vaccine - April 7, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Anna N Chard Chiedza Machingaidze Sergio Loayza Radhika Gharpure Francisco Nogareda Rosalba Gonz ález Rhina Dom ínguez Yeny O Tinoco Fatimah S Dawood Joseph Daniel Carreon Kathryn E Lafond Jorge Jara Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Vanessa Cozza Paula Couto M Source Type: research