greater impact seen among the elderly, with a decrease of 3707 (p < 0.001) mean hospitalizations per year and 642 mean hospitalizations among persons ages 40-59 years (p < 0.01).Conclusion: Significant reductions in influenza-associated mortality and hospitalization rates were seen following vaccine introduction, especially among the elderly. Reductions among those ages 40-59 years may be due to indirect effects and/or may be related to overall improvements to the health system following the implementation of the Unified Health System.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.