Pneumococcal vaccination in older adults in the era of childhood vaccination: Public health insights from a Norwegian statistical prediction study

Pneumococcal vaccination in older adults in the era of childhood vaccination: Public health insights from a Norwegian statistical prediction study

Two different vaccines, a 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and a 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13), are available for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the population aged 65 years and older (65+). The IPD epidemiology in the 65+ is undergoing change due to indirect effe...

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Main Authors: Anneke Steens, Didrik F. Vestrheim, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Epidemics
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumococcal vaccines
Number needed to vaccinate
Time-series analysis
Elderly
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436515000031

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