1. Cindy Bogner Cindy Bogner United States says:

    OK, here is what I found via Lancet website:

    "Findings

    Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza vaccination began in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 21, 2009) and was given to 38 296 (15·5%, 95% CI 15·4—15·6) of 247 178 people by the end of the study period (Jan 31, 2010). 208 882 (85%) people were unvaccinated. There were 5207 emergency hospital admissions and 579 deaths in the unvaccinated population and 924 hospital admissions and 71 deaths in the vaccinated population during 23 893 359 person-days of observation. The effectiveness of H1N1 vaccination for prevention of emergency hospital admissions from influenza-related disorders was 19·5% (95% CI 0·8—34·7). The vaccine's effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza was 77·0% (95% CI 2·0—95·0)."

    Without interpolating, adjusting, or otherwise manipulating the data, my math tells me this:  2.5% of the unvaccinated population were admitted to the hospital and .3% died.  2.4% of the vaccinated population were admitted to the hospital and .2% of them died.  Is anyone else underwhelmed?

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