The impact of new universal child influenza programs in Australia: Vaccine coverage, effectiveness and disease epidemiology in hospitalised children in 2018
The impact of new universal child influenza programs in Australia: Vaccine coverage, effectiveness and disease epidemiology in hospitalised children in 2018
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.031
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发表时间：
2020-03-17
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影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Macartney, Kristine K.
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作者：
Blyth, Christopher C.;Cheng, Allen C.;Macartney, Kristine K.
背景资料：2018年建立了新的基于司法管辖区的疫苗接种计划，为澳大利亚学龄前儿童提供免费的四价流感疫苗（QIV）。这是在国家免疫方案资助的土著儿童和患有合并症的儿童QIV之外。我们评估了这一政策变化对流感疾病负担和疫苗覆盖率的影响，以及2018年基于医院的监测系统中疫苗有效性的报告。方法：受试者前瞻性地从12个PAEDS-FluCAN哨兵医院站点（2018年4月至10月）招募。岁儿童
Background: New jurisdictionally-based vaccination programs were established providing free quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) for preschool Australian children in 2018. This was in addition to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) funded QIV for Indigenous children and children with comorbid medical conditions. We assessed the impact of this policy change on influenza disease burden and vaccine coverage, as well as report on 2018 vaccine effectiveness in a hospital-based surveillance system.Methods: Subjects were recruited prospectively from twelve PAEDS-FluCAN sentinel hospital sites (April until October 2018). Children aged