Variable seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness across geographical regions, age groups and levels of vaccine antigenic similarity with circulating virus strains: A …

GN Okoli, F Racovitan, T Abdulwahid, CH Righolt… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background We examined the influence of some factors on seasonal influenza vaccine
effectiveness (VE) from test-negative design (TND) studies. Methods We systematically …

Variable influenza vaccine effectiveness by subtype: a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design studies

EA Belongia, MD Simpson, JP King… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary by type and subtype. Over the
past decade, the test-negative design has emerged as a valid method for estimation of VE …

Influenza vaccine effectiveness by test-negative design–Comparison of inpatient and outpatient settings

S Feng, BJ Cowling, SG Sullivan - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Observational studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) are increasingly
using the test-negative design. Studies are typically based in outpatient or inpatient settings …

Estimates of 2012/13 influenza vaccine effectiveness using the case test-negative control design with different influenza negative control groups

B Nunes, A Machado, R Guiomar, P Pechirra, P Conde… - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background In recent years several reports of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) have
been made early for public health decision. The majority of these studies use the case test …

Duration of influenza vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of test-negative design case-control studies

B Young, S Sadarangani, L Jiang… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Whether influenza vaccination offers protection for the duration of an influenza
season was called into question recently after analysis of data from test-negative design …

Influenza vaccine effectiveness against medically-attended influenza illness during the 2012–2013 season in Beijing, China

P Yang, MG Thompson, C Ma, W Shi, S Wu, D Zhang… - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Influenza vaccine coverage remains low in China, and there is limited
information on the preventive value of local vaccination programs. Methods As part of …

Beyond antigenic match: possible agent-host and immuno-epidemiological influences on influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2015–2016 season in Canada

DM Skowronski, C Chambers… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates for 2015–2016 seasonal influenza
vaccine are reported from Canada's Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN). This …

Influenza vaccine effectiveness: new insights and challenges

HQ McLean, EA Belongia - Cold Spring …, 2021 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Methods for assessing influenza vaccine efficacy and effectiveness have evolved over six
decades. Randomized trials remain the gold standard for licensure, but observational …

Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-related hospitalization during a season with mixed outbreaks of four influenza viruses: a test-negative case-control …

MK Andrew, V Shinde, T Hatchette, A Ambrose… - BMC Infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network was established to
monitor seasonal influenza complications among hospitalized Canadian adults and to …

[HTML][HTML] Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness-United States, January 2015

B Flannery, J Clippard, RK Zimmerman… - MMWR Morb Mortal …, 2015 - cdc.gov
In the United States, annual vaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for all
persons aged≥ 6 months (1). Each season since 2004–05, CDC has estimated the …