Influenza Vaccinations for All Pregnant Women? Better Evidence Is Needed

Influenza Vaccinations for All Pregnant Women? Better Evidence Is Needed

Pregnant women are a World Health Organization (WHO) priority group for influenza vaccination, but evidence of effectiveness and safety for pregnant women comes from observational studies, which are notoriously prone to confounding by indication and healthy-vaccinee bias. The latter type of bias lea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alberto Donzelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
influenza vaccination
influenza-like illness
pregnant women
stage of pregnancy
first trimester-healthy vaccinee bias
Cochrane Systematic Review
number needed to vaccinate
inflammatory effects
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/2034

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http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/2034

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