Journal article
Pooled influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates for Australia, 2012-2014
SG Sullivan, KS Carville, M Chilver, JE Fielding, KA Grant, H Kelly, A Levy, NP Stocks, SS Tempone, AK Regan
Epidemiology and Infection | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2016
Abstract
Data were pooled from three Australian sentinel general practice influenza surveillance networks to estimate Australia-wide influenza vaccine coverage and effectiveness against community presentations for laboratory-confirmed influenza for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. Patients presenting with influenza-like illness at participating GP practices were swabbed and tested for influenza. The vaccination odds of patients testing positive were compared with patients testing negative to estimate influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) by logistic regression, adjusting for age group, week of presentation and network. Pooling of data across Australia increased the sample size for estimation from a mi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network and the Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health. The Sentinel Practitioners Network of Western Australia is funded by the Western Australian Department of Health. The Victorian Sentinel Practice Influenza Network is funded by the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.