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Can Commun Dis Rep. 2019 Jun 6;45(6):156-158. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v45i06a02. eCollection 2019 Jun 6.
[h=1]Should individuals use influenza vaccine effectiveness studies to inform their decision to get vaccinated?[/h] Zhao L[SUP]1[/SUP], Stirling R[SUP]1[/SUP], Young K[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Studies on the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine can affect an individual's perception of the ability of this vaccine to protect against influenza. However, vaccine effectiveness studies are designed to inform public health decisions rather than for individual decision-making. This overview explains what vaccine effectiveness means and why vaccine effectiveness estimates can vary. Individual variation in the response to seasonal influenza vaccine is based upon risk factors such as age, underlying health conditions, immune status and risk of infection and complications. Therefore, an individual's decision to get vaccinated should be primarily informed by their risk of influenza illness and their risk of transmitting influenza to vulnerable people.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] effectiveness; influenza; response; risk; vaccine
PMID: 31285707 PMCID: PMC6587695 DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v45i06a02
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[h=1]Should individuals use influenza vaccine effectiveness studies to inform their decision to get vaccinated?[/h] Zhao L[SUP]1[/SUP], Stirling R[SUP]1[/SUP], Young K[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Studies on the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine can affect an individual's perception of the ability of this vaccine to protect against influenza. However, vaccine effectiveness studies are designed to inform public health decisions rather than for individual decision-making. This overview explains what vaccine effectiveness means and why vaccine effectiveness estimates can vary. Individual variation in the response to seasonal influenza vaccine is based upon risk factors such as age, underlying health conditions, immune status and risk of infection and complications. Therefore, an individual's decision to get vaccinated should be primarily informed by their risk of influenza illness and their risk of transmitting influenza to vulnerable people.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] effectiveness; influenza; response; risk; vaccine
PMID: 31285707 PMCID: PMC6587695 DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v45i06a02
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