from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden-averted/2017-2018.htm
This web page provides estimates on the burden of influenza in the United States for the 2017-2018 influenza season
2017-18 Burden Averted Estimates
CDC additionally uses these estimates of disease burden, in a model with vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness (VE), to estimate the numbers of flu illnesses, medical visits and hospitalization prevented by vaccination. From the model, CDC estimates that influenza vaccination during the 2017-2018 influenza season prevented 6.2 million illnesses, 3.2 million medical visits, 91,000 hospitalizations and 5,700 deaths associated with influenza (Table 3).
Conclusion
CDC estimates that influenza was associated with 45 million illnesses, 21 million medical visits, 810,000 hospitalizations, and 61,000 deaths during the 2017-2018 influenza season. This burden was higher than any season since the 2009 pandemic and serves as a reminder of how severe seasonal influenza can be.
Specifically, CDC estimates that influenza vaccination during the 2017-2018 influenza season prevented 6.2 million illnesses, 3.2 million medical visits, 91,000 hospitalizations and 5,700 deaths associated with influenza. This report underscores the benefits of the current vaccination program, but also highlights areas where improvements in vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness could deliver even greater benefits to the public's health.
This web page provides estimates on the burden of influenza in the United States for the 2017-2018 influenza season
2017-18 Burden Averted Estimates
CDC additionally uses these estimates of disease burden, in a model with vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness (VE), to estimate the numbers of flu illnesses, medical visits and hospitalization prevented by vaccination. From the model, CDC estimates that influenza vaccination during the 2017-2018 influenza season prevented 6.2 million illnesses, 3.2 million medical visits, 91,000 hospitalizations and 5,700 deaths associated with influenza (Table 3).
Conclusion
CDC estimates that influenza was associated with 45 million illnesses, 21 million medical visits, 810,000 hospitalizations, and 61,000 deaths during the 2017-2018 influenza season. This burden was higher than any season since the 2009 pandemic and serves as a reminder of how severe seasonal influenza can be.
Specifically, CDC estimates that influenza vaccination during the 2017-2018 influenza season prevented 6.2 million illnesses, 3.2 million medical visits, 91,000 hospitalizations and 5,700 deaths associated with influenza. This report underscores the benefits of the current vaccination program, but also highlights areas where improvements in vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness could deliver even greater benefits to the public's health.
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