Lowering the recommended age for the free and active offer of influenza vaccination in Italy: clinical and economic impact analysis in the Liguria region

• Main Authors: Cecilia Trucchi (Author), Marco D'Amelio (Author), Daniela Amicizia (Author), Andrea Orsi (Author), Idalba Loiacono (Author), Roberta Tosatto (Author), Maria Francesca Piazza (Author), Chiara Paganino (Author), Andrea Pitrelli (Author), Giancarlo Icardi (Author), Filippo Ansaldi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective we estimated the epidemiological and budget impact of lowering the recommended age for influenza immunization with quadrivalent vaccine actively offered and administered free of charge to persons over 50 years old by public immunization services. Methods a multi-cohort, deterministic, stat...