Influenza vaccine effectiveness against laboratory confirmed influenza in Greece during the 2013–2014 season: A test-negative study

Highlights • We assessed influenza vaccine effectiveness in Greece for the 2013–2014 season. • The study employed the test-negative design. • We found moderate effectiveness against H1N1pdm09 and low against H3N2. • Vaccine coverage in Greece was very low, even among people aged 60 and over. • Vacci...

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Published in:Vaccine 2015-01, Vol.33 (2), p.367-373
Main Authors: Lytras, Theodore, Kossyvakis, Athanasios, Melidou, Angeliki, Exindari, Maria, Gioula, Georgia, Pogka, Vasiliki, Malisiovas, Nikolaos, Mentis, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Allergy and Immunology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease control
Epidemiology
Estimates
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Influenza
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - immunology
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - immunology
Influenza Vaccines - immunology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Influenza-like illness—ILI
Laboratories
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular methods
Phylogeny
Population Surveillance
Seasons
Sentinel Surveillance
Studies
Surveillance
Time Factors
Vaccination
Vaccine effectiveness
Vaccines
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • We assessed influenza vaccine effectiveness in Greece for the 2013–2014 season. • The study employed the test-negative design. • We found moderate effectiveness against H1N1pdm09 and low against H3N2. • Vaccine coverage in Greece was very low, even among people aged 60 and over. • Vaccine effectiveness studies should be taken note of for vaccine strain selection.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.005