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Table 1 Ratios of post-vaccination to pre-vaccination pneumonia hospitalisation rates, Australia, July 1998 to June 2011, adjusted for seasonal and pre-vaccine trends.

From: Pneumococcal Pneumonia---Risky Business

Years post-vaccination

<2 years

2–4 years

5–17 years

18–39 years

40–64 years

>65 years

0–2.5

0.62*

0.72*

0.89*

0.92*

0.96*

0.97

0–6.5

0.68*

0.80*

0.94

0.98

1.05

1.03

  1. *Statistically significantly below 1.0, at 95% level