Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015
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Pillsbury, A.
Cashman, P.
Leeb, A.
Regan, Annette
Westphal, D.
Snelling, T.
Blyth, C.
Crawford, N.
Wood, N.
Macartney, K.
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2015Type
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Pillsbury, A. and Cashman, P. and Leeb, A. and Regan, A. and Westphal, D. and Snelling, T. and Blyth, C. et al. 2015. Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015. Eurosurveillance. 20 (43): pp. 30050-30050.
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Eurosurveillance
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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.
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