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. 2014 Aug 7;14:813. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-813

Table 1.

Baseline vaccine effectiveness and efficacy of TIV with upper and lower limits, by target group

Vaccination target group Baseline vaccine effectiveness (%) Lower limit of vaccine effectiveness (%) Upper limit of vaccine effectiveness (%) Baseline vaccine efficacy (%) Lower limit of vaccine efficacy (%) Upper limit of vaccine efficacy (%) RCTs used for efficacy
6 – 23 months 59 [30] 19.4 [32] 65.7 [31] 45 [33] 25 65 2 studies, 786 recruits (525 vaccinated 261 placebo)
Healthy, 2–64 years (health care workers and pregnant women) 51 [30] 41.3 [31] 63.3 [32] 61 [34] 48 70 17 studies 31,325 recruits (16,213 vaccinated 15,112 placebo)
Underlying chronic conditions, 2–64 yrs 51 [30] 41.3 [31] 63.3 [32] 61 [34] 48 70 17 studies 31,325 recruits (16,213 vaccinated 15,112 placebo)
Elderly 39 [30] 15.1 [32] 59.9 [31] 58 [35] 34 73 3 studies, 2217 recruits (1,110 vaccinated 1,107 placebo)