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Economic evaluation of a pneumococcal vaccine in a high-risk population
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  1. Sushil Agarwal
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sushil Agarwal, ST7 – Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; drsushilagarwal{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203449

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    This economic evaluation study was performed to estimate the cost effectiveness of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in a high-risk population. Herd immunity has developed as a result of pneumococcal serotypes used in 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infants. Assuming a similar effect with 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine would mean a …

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