Comparison of influenza disease burden in older populations of Hong Kong and Brisbane: the impact of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination.
Yang LinKing Pan ChanChit Ming WongSusan Shui Seng ChiuRicardo J Soares MagalhaesThuan Quoc ThachJoseph Syrial Malik PeirisArchie C A ClementsWenbiao HuPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
A relative decrease (or less of an increase) of influenza disease burden was observed in the older population of Hong Kong after increased coverage of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in this population, as compared to those of Brisbane where vaccination rates remained stable. The lack of significant findings in some disease categories highlights the challenges of evaluating the benefits of vaccination at the population level.