Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness among US Military Basic Trainees, 2005–06 Season
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چکیده
Virtually all US military basic trainees receive seasonal influenza vaccine. Surveillance data collected from December 2005 through March 2006 were evaluated to estimate effectiveness of the influenza vaccine at 6 US military basic training centers. Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza was 92% (95% confidence interval 85%-96%).
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2007