Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Influenza-A-Associated Urgent Care, Emergency Department, and Hospital Encounters During the 2022-2023 Season, VISION Network.
Katherine AdamsZachary A WeberDuck-Hye YangNicola P KleinMalini B DeSilvaKristin DascombStephanie A IrvingAllison L NalewaySuchitra RaoManjusha GaglaniBrendan FlanneryShikha GargAnupam B KharbandaShaun J GrannisToan C OngPeter J EmbiKarthik NatarajanBruce FiremanOusseny ZerboKristin GoddardJulius TimbolJohn R HansenNancy GriselJulie ArndorferSarah W BallMargaret M DunneLindsey KirshnerJessie R ChungMark W TenfordePublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
During the 2022-2023 influenza season, vaccination reduced the risk of influenza-associated ED/UC encounters and hospitalizations by almost half (overall VE 40-48%). Influenza vaccination is a critical tool to prevent moderate-to-severe influenza illness in children and adolescents.