Capturing the value of vaccination: impact of vaccine-preventable disease on hospitalization.

ABSTRACT: Evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) such as influenza or herpes zoster contribute significantly to the increased risk of older adults for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, neurological, and renal complications in the period after illnesses. However, since the period of elevated risk can persist well beyond the duration of the acute illness, the connection is not always recognized. To obtain insights into the relationship between diagnoses for vaccine-preventable disease and for other conditions, we analyzed principal and secondary diagnoses for 3,127,768 inpatient admissions of adults 50 years and older in the United States, using medical insurance claims drawn from the IBM^® MarketScan^® Research Databases (Marketscan).

SUBMITTER: Doherty MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature