Live-attenuated influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in children aged 2-6 years, the first three seasons of the childhood influenza vaccination program in England, 2013/14-2015/16.
Nicki L BoddingtonPunam MangtaniHongxin ZhaoNeville Q VerlanderJoanna EllisNick AndrewsRichard G PebodyPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2022)
LAIV vaccination in children provided moderate annual protection against laboratory-confirmed influenza-related hospitalization in England over the three influenza seasons. This study contributes further to the limited literature to date on influenza VE against severe disease in children.