Table 2.

Public Health Results Under Differing Influenza Incidence Peak and Strain Assumptions in the U.S. Population Aged ≥65 Years

Variable	Influenza incidence		Reduction (increase) in
	Compressed, %	Status quo, %	Cases, N	Hospitalizations, N	Deaths, N
Typical peak – February
2013–2014a	4.14	4.17	17,503	737	205
2014–2015b	5.06	5.09	11,423	481	134
Early peak – December
2013–2014	4.36	4.34	(9,216)	(108)	(388)
2014–2015	5.10	5.10	(1,504)	(18)	(63)
Late peak – April
2013–2014	4.15	4.20	22,062	929	258
2014–2015	5.14	5.16	11,480	483	134

^aH1N1 predominant.

^bH3N2 predominant.