Estimated Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines in Preventing Secondary Infections in Households
After influenza was introduced into households, the risk of secondary influenza among unvaccinated household contacts was approximately 15% to 20%, and highest among children. Estimated VE varied by influenza type, with demonstrated protection against influenza B virus infection.
Authors
- Natasha Halasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-1826)
- Melissa A. Rolfes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0483-9941)
- Jennifer K. Meece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-3505)
- Carrie Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-7638)
- Alexandra M. Mellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-1425)
- Edward A. Belongia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7478-0415)
- H. Keipp Talbot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-1760)
- Yuwei Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-1634)
- Carlos Gabriel Grijalva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2329-7797)
- Alicia M. Fry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-9308)
- Trey McGonigle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-9608)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-5480)
- Jessica E. Biddle
- Huong Q. Nguyen
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- DeKalb County Board of Health (US)
- Marshfield Clinic (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Atlanta (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46814
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.48