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Assess the effectiveness of 2014-2015 influenza vaccines against various virus types.

October 4, 2016Open Access

2014–2015 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States by Vaccine Type

Key Points

Assess the effectiveness of 2014-2015 influenza vaccines against various virus types.
Analyzed vaccine performance among different influenza strains.
Evaluated protection levels specifically against influenza A/H3N2 and B.
Considered the impact of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) usage in young children.
Limited protection against influenza A/H3N2 virus was observed.
Influenza B vaccine showed effective protection.
No support for preferential use of LAIV among young children.

Abstract

The 2014-2015 influenza vaccines offered little protection against the predominant influenza A/H3N2 virus but were effective against influenza B. Preferential use of LAIV among young children was not supported.

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Zimmerman et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8ffac49e640f9cad17ed2 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw635

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Richard K. Zimmerman

University of Pittsburgh

Mary Patricia Nowalk

University of Pittsburgh

Jessie R. Chung

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Clinical Infectious Diseases

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University of Michigan

University of Pittsburgh

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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2014–2015 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States by Vaccine Type

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