1. Interim Estimates of 2013-14 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2014.
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Flannery, Brendan, Thaker, Swathi N., Clippard, Jessie, Monto, Arnold S., Ohmit, Suzanne E., Zimmerman, Richard K., Patricia Nowalk, Mary, Gaglani, Manjusha, Jackson, Michael L., Jackson, Lisa A., Belongia, Edward A., McLean, Huong Q., Berman, LaShondra, Foust, Angie, Sessions, Wendy, Spencer, Sarah, and Fry, Alicia M.
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INFLUENZA vaccines , *SEASONAL influenza , *RESEARCH , *AGE distribution , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CLINICAL pathology , *EVALUATION of medical care , *MEDICAL cooperation , *REPORT writing , *RESPIRATORY diseases , *CONTROL groups , *INFLUENZA A virus, H1N1 subtype , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *SYMPTOMS , *PREVENTION , *VACCINATION , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article presents a report which provides interim estimates on the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccines in the U.S. from December 2, 2013 to January 23, 2014. Data from the U.S. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness (Flu VE) Network are analyzed. The value of seasonal influenza vaccination in the prevention of influenza is highlighted.
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- 2014