The full value of immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus for infants younger than 1 year: effects beyond prevention of acute respiratory illness
Feikin D, Karron R, Saha S, Sparrow E, Srikantiah P, Weinberger D, Zar H. The full value of immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus for infants younger than 1 year: effects beyond prevention of acute respiratory illness. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023, 24: e318-e327. PMID: 38000374, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00568-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusRSV diseaseRespiratory illnessSyncytial virusRespiratory diseaseAcute lower respiratory tract infectionPrevention of RSVAcute respiratory illnessRespiratory tract infectionsImportant public health benefitsInappropriate antibiotic useSevere respiratory illnessCause infant mortalityCost-effective interventionPublic health benefitsHealth care systemMaternal vaccinesRecurrent hospitalisationsRSV preventionSecondary pneumoniaTract infectionsMiddle-income countriesLung healthAntibiotic useExcess Mortality Among Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health System Compared With the Overall US Population During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weinberger D, Rose L, Rentsch C, Asch S, Columbo J, King J, Korves C, Lucas B, Taub C, Young-Xu Y, Vashi A, Davies L, Justice A. Excess Mortality Among Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health System Compared With the Overall US Population During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2312140. PMID: 37155169, PMCID: PMC10167568, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral US populationVA health care systemHealth care systemComprehensive medical careOverall US populationRate of deathVA populationUS populationDeath rateCohort studyExcess mortalityCare systemCOVID-19 pandemicMedical careVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans Affairs Health SystemHealth systemVA health systemFirst yearVA health careStandardized mortality rateAdult age groupsVA enrolleesMAIN OUTCOMEGeneral population