Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
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VACCINE PREVENTABLE DEATHSFOR ADULTS IN US• Adults--50,00-70,000(estimated) annually• Most comm<strong>on</strong> “preventable” deaths:• Influenza (20-40,000/yr in US)• S. pneum<strong>on</strong>iae• Hepatitis B (Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer)• Human Papilloma Virus (Cervical Cancer)• Cost of hospitalizati<strong>on</strong> due to vaccinepreventablediseases > $30 billi<strong>on</strong>/year