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Master of Public Health

Effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccine and inactivated influenza vaccine in children during the 2014-2015 season.

AUTHORS

McLean HQ , Caspard H , Griffin MR , Poehling KA , Gaglani M , Belongia EA , Talbot HK , Peters TR , Murthy K , Ambrose CS , . Vaccine. 2017 4 10; ().
  • NIHMSID: 8406899

ABSTRACT

A clinical study found that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) was superior to inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) against drifted A(H3N2) viruses in children. During the 2014-2015 influenza season, widespread circulation of antigenically and genetically drifted A(H3N2) viruses provided an opportunity to evaluate subtype-specific vaccine effectiveness (VE) of quadrivalent LAIV (LAIV4) and IIV in children.

A clinical study found that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) was superior to inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) against drifted A(H3N2) viruses in children. During the 2014-2015 influenza season, widespread circulation of antigenically and genetically drifted A(H3N2) viruses provided an opportunity to evaluate subtype-specific vaccine effectiveness (VE) of quadrivalent LAIV (LAIV4) and IIV in children.

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