Table 4

Incidence per 100 000 individuals of hospital admissions and in-hospital treatment (days) for pneumonia over all in influenza vaccinated individuals (65 – 79 years) compared with the unvaccinated cohort during the influenza- and non-influenza seasons.


Hospital admission
In-hospital treatment



Influenza seasons
Vaccinated
Reduction (95% CI)
Unvaccinated
p
Vaccinated
Reduction (95% CI)
Unvaccinated
p

2003
199

388

1548

1781



49% (0,26–0,99)

< 0.04

13% (0,68–1,1)

< 0.7
2004
193

310

1408

1982



38% (0,28–1,36)

< 0.15

29% (0,53–0,95)

< 0.02
2005
144

319

865

1691



55% (0,28–1,36)

< 0.04

49% (0,34–0,78)

< 0.001

Non-influenza seasons








2003
119
49% (0,21–1,20)
231
< 0.2
615
63% (0,26–0,55)
1646
< 0.001
2004
304
- 17% (0,62–2,32)
253
< 0.6
2126
- 31% (1,12–1,85)
1482
< 0.01
2005
252
- 10% (0,60–3,06)
226
< 0.8
1983
- 20% (0,93–1,70)
1583
< 0.2

Christenson et al. Virology Journal 2008 5:52   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-5-52