Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A during the delayed 2022/23 epidemic in Shihezi, China

Vaccine. 2023 Aug 19:S0264-410X(23)00971-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.039. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAfter the temporary end of COVID-19 in China in February 2023, the influenza epidemic peaked in March across many Chinese places. We recruited a total of 258 all-age subjects presenting influenza-like illness (ILI) in Shihezi city, China from January 1 to March 16, 2023, and tested for influenza virus infection. Using a test-negative design, we assessed influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 56.3% (95% CrI: 13.6, 73.6) against medically attended, influenza illness during the delayed 2022/23 influenza epidemic. The findings contributed to the continuous monitoring of the influenza vaccine performance across the world, especially in the "post-COVID" pandemic era.PMID:37604724 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.039
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