The Medical journal of Australia
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Comparative Study
Influenza vaccine effectiveness in general practice and in hospital patients in Victoria, 2011-2013.
To compare influenza vaccine effectiveness in the general practice and hospital settings. ⋯ Influenza vaccines appeared to be similarly modestly effective in the general practice and hospital settings. Influenza vaccination appears to prevent hospital admission by preventing symptomatic infection rather than by attenuating the severity of illness.