An intercountry comparison of the impact of the paediatric live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) programme across the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), 2010 to 2017.
Mary Anissa SinnathambyFiona WarburtonArlene J ReynoldsSimon CottrellMark O'DohertyLisa DomeganJoan O'DonnellJillian JohnstonIvelina YonovaSuzanne ElgohariNicola L BoddingtonNick AndrewsJoanna EllisSimon de LusignanJim McMenaminRichard G PebodyPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2023)
Findings of this study suggest that LAIV vaccination of primary school age children is associated with population-level benefits, particularly in reducing infection incidence in primary care.