Reduction of influenza A(H3N2)-associated symptoms by influenza vaccination in school aged-children during the 2014-2015 winter season dominated by mismatched H3N2 viruses

• Main Authors: Wei Duan (Author), Li Zhang (Author), Shuangsheng Wu (Author), Chunna Ma (Author), Ying Sun (Author), Man Zhang (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Xingxing Zhang (Author), Quanyi Wang (Author), Peng Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Little is known about the vaccine effectiveness (VE) in attenuating the influenza-associated symptoms in children during the 2014-2015 influenza season in Beijing, China, in which there was a mismatch between the vaccine and circulating strain. Methods: This study included 210 laboratory...