Interim Estimates of 2019-20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2020
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#4ZN6A)
CDC preliminary vaccine effectiveness estimates show 2019-20 influenza vaccines providing substantial protective benefit, particularly among children, who have been hard hit by influenza this season. Influenza vaccines are reducing the risk for having to go to the doctor with influenza illness by 45% overall and by 55% in children.