Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Military Basic Trainees, 2005-06 Season

Abstract

Virtually all U.S. military basic trainees receive seasonal influenza vaccination. Surveillance data collected from December 2005 through March 2006 were evaluated to estimate effectiveness of the influenza vaccine at six military basic training centers throughout the United States. Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza was 92% (95% CI, 85-96%).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA496958

Entities

People

  • Anthony W. Hawksworth
  • Christopher R. Myers
  • Jennifer K. Strickler
  • Kevin L. Russell
  • Margaret A. K. Ryan
  • Marina Irvine

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Basic Training
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Public Health
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Surveillance
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccines

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology