Publications by authors named "J Alvarez Aldean"

Article Synopsis
  • RSV significantly impacts infants in Spain, leading to many healthcare visits and high costs during their first RSV season.
  • A decision-analytic model showed that using nirsevimab as a preventive treatment for all infants could dramatically reduce RSV-related health events and hospitalizations, compared to standard practices.
  • Immunizing with nirsevimab could prevent over 97,000 outpatient visits and save about €47.8 million in healthcare costs, highlighting its potential as a cost-effective public health strategy.
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Background: This descriptive, non-comparative, phase III study evaluated the safety and tolerability of cell culture-derived (TIVc) and egg-derived (TIV) seasonal influenza vaccines in children at risk of influenza-related complications.

Methods: Four hundred and thirty subjects were randomized 2:1 to TIVc or TIV. Subjects aged 3 to <9 years received one dose (if previously vaccinated, n=89) or two doses (if not previously vaccinated, n=124) of the study vaccines; the 9 to <18-year-olds (n=213) received one dose.

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