Effectiveness estimates for enhanced trivalent influenza vaccines in an aged care summer outbreak

An influenza outbreak occurred during summer (February 2019) in an aged-care facility in Sydney, Australia. Residents had not received the annual 2019 influenza vaccine while 76.7% had received 2018 influenza vaccines about 9 months prior. Overall, 2018 influenza vaccine effectiveness during this outbreak was high (93.6%). The effectiveness of the high-dose trivalent vaccine (HD-TIV) and adjuvanted trivalent (a-TIV) vaccine were 89.8% (95% confidence interval: 18.8%-98.7%) and 72.5% (95% confidence interval:-106.7%-96.3%) respectively. The differences in effectiveness between HD-TIV, a-TIV and SD-QIV, during the summer outbreak were not significant.CO 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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During the summer outbreak in February 2019, an aged-care facility in Sydney, Australia experienced an influenza outbreak. The majority of residents had not received the 2019 influenza vaccine, but approximately 76.7% had received the 2018 vaccine about 9 months prior. The overall effectiveness of the 2018 vaccine during this outbreak was high. There were no significant differences in effectiveness between different vaccine types.