Influenza illness averted by influenza vaccination among school year children in Beijing, 2013-2016.

Yi ZhangZhidong CaoValentina CostantinoDavid J MuscatelloAbrar A ChughtaiPeng YangQuan-Yi WangC Raina MacIntyre

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2018)

In Beijing, school-based vaccinations reduced a substantial number of medically attended influenza illnesses despite seasonal variation in the prevented fraction. This is strong supportive evidence for the continuation of school-based vaccination programs to reduce the influenza burden in this age group.

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