Authors:
Kelly H, Jacoby P, Moore HC, Dixon G, Carcione D, Williams S, Smith D, Leeb A , van Buynder P, Richmond P and the WAIVE study team
Authors notes:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2011; 30:107-111 (Impact factor 2.854)
Keywords:
influenza vaccine effectiveness, laboratory-confirmed influenza, healthy children, aged 6-59 months, importance of control selection, case control study
Abstract:
the Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness study commenced in 2008 to evaluate a new program to provide free influenza vaccine to all children aged 6 to 59 months. We aimed to assess the protective effect of inactivated influenza vaccination in these children.