Title |
Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015.
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Published in |
Eurosurveillance, October 2015
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DOI | 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2015.20.43.30050 |
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Authors |
Alexis Pillsbury, Patrick Cashman, Alan Leeb, Annette Regan, Darren Westphal, Tom Snelling, Christopher Blyth, Nigel Crawford, Nicholas Wood, Kristine Macartney |
Abstract |
Increased febrile reactions in Australian children from one influenza vaccine brand in 2010 diminished confidence in influenza immunisation, highlighting the need for improved vaccine safety surveillance. AusVaxSafety, a national vaccine safety surveillance system collected adverse events in young children for 2015 influenza vaccine brands in real time through parent/carer reports via SMS/email. Weekly cumulative data on 3,340 children demonstrated low rates of fever (4.4%) and medical attendance (1.1%). Fever was more frequent with concomitant vaccination. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 52 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 9% |
Researcher | 4 | 8% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
Other | 11 | 21% |
Unknown | 19 | 36% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 28% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 9% |
Psychology | 3 | 6% |
Computer Science | 3 | 6% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Unknown | 22 | 42% |