Pneumonia hospitalisations in Scotland following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in young children.

Harish NairArun Thor WattsLinda J WilliamsSaad B OmerColin R SimpsonLorna J WillocksJ Claire CameronHarry Campbell

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2016)

Our results illustrate that health care planners cannot, with confidence, predict indirect PCV vaccine impacts on hospitalisations. IPD surveillance across all age groups is needed to assess the indirect effects of PCV in the community.

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