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VACCINE
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 318-322出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.012
关键词
Influenza; Vaccination; Effectiveness; Antigenic determinants; Pneumonia; Hospitalization
资金
- Korea Healthcare Technology R&D Project of the Ministry of Health & Welfare of the Republic of Korea [A103001]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government [NRF-2016R1A5A1010148]
Background: Annually, about 80% of the Korean elderly aged >= 65 years receive influenza vaccination. Repeated annual vaccination has been suggested as an important factor of poor influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE), though reported conflicting results. Methods: During the consecutive A/H3N2-dominant influenza seasons between 2012 and 2015, we comparatively evaluated the VE (repeated vs. current season only) against laboratory-confirmed influenza, pneumonia and hospitalization in the elderly aged >= 65 years with influenza-like illness (ILI). Clinical and demographic data were collected prospectively, and vaccination status of prior and current seasons was verified using the immunization registry data of Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results: During the first A/H3N2-dominant season in 2012-2013, influenza vaccine showed statistically significant effectiveness against influenza A infection only and when vaccinated in the current season only (VE 53%, 95% CI 15-77). In the latter two seasons (2013-2015 years), the adjusted VE for influenza A was indistinguishable between repeated vaccination and vaccination in the current season only. Conclusion: During consecutive influenza A/H3N2 epidemics, poor influenza vaccine effectiveness may be more pronounced among the elderly population with a high annual vaccine uptake rate. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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