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

Table 5.

Estimated additional (+) impacts of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination extrapolated to EU-27

Influenza-related event Numbers and costs averted additional (+) to currently averted events if VCR is increased to 75% (lower, upper limit)
Estimates using effectiveness values Estimates using efficacy values
Number of events averted Costs averted Number of events averted Costs averted
Cases of influenza +1.6 million (0.85; 2.0) - +1.7 million (1.1; 2.1) -
Influenza-related mortality +9,843 (4,185; 14,831) - +14,342 (8,620; 17,939) -
Influenza- related GP visits +678,482 (424,321; 849,284) +€20 million (13; 25) +767,787 (543,913; 935,732) +€23 million (16; 28)
Influenza-related hospitalization +23,792 (11,199; 33,525) +€ 57 million (28; 81) +31,350 (19,545; 39,254) +€75 million (47; 94)
Lost days of work +883,750 (671,094; 1,081,253) +€112 million (85; 137) +1,015,145 (783,557; 1,184,489) +€128 million (99;150)
All Influenza-related costs - +€190 million (125; 243) - +€226 million (162;272)