Dose effect of influenza vaccine on protection against laboratory-confirmed influenza illness among children aged 6 months to 8 years of age in southern China, 2013/14-2015/16 seasons: a matched case-control study

• Main Authors: Chuanxi Fu (Author), Carolyn M. Greene (Author), Qing He (Author), Ying Liao (Author), Yanmin Wan (Author), Jichuan Shen (Author), Chao Rong (Author), Suizan Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background We conducted a matched case-control study in China during the 2013/14-2015/16 influenza seasons to estimate influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) by dose among children aged 6 months to 8 years. Methods Cases were laboratory-confirmed influenza infections identified through the influenza-l...