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Interim estimate of influenza vaccine effectiveness in hospitalised children, Hong Kong, 2017/18
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsBenjamin J Cowlingbcowling hku.hk
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Citation style for this article: . Interim estimate of influenza vaccine effectiveness in hospitalised children, Hong Kong, 2017/18. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(8):pii=18-00062. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.8.18-00062 Received: 09 Feb 2018; Accepted: 20 Feb 2018
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Abstract
We conducted a hospital-based test-negative study in Hong Kong to estimate influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the winter of 2017/18. The interim analysis included data on 1,078 children admitted between 4 December 2017 and 31 January 2018 with febrile acute respiratory illness and tested for influenza. We estimated influenza VE at 66% (95% confidence interval (CI): 43–79) overall, and 65% (95% CI: 40–80) against influenza B, the dominant virus type (predominantly B/Yamagata).
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