Population effects of influenza vaccination in children and adolescents: Systematic review

There is no clear evidence of indirect effects from influenza vaccination in children. While plausible, effect size is uncertain and varies by study design, population, and vaccine type. Stronger indirect effects appeared only when direct VE was high.

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Vaccine
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2025-12-07
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128040
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Influenza Virus Research Studies
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Abstract

There is no clear evidence of indirect effects from influenza vaccination in children. While plausible, effect size is uncertain and varies by study design, population, and vaccine type. Stronger indirect effects appeared only when direct VE was high.

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Statens Serum Institut (DK), Public Health Agency of Sweden (SE), Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO), University of Freiburg (DE), Robert Koch Institute (DE), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL), National Institute of Public Health (SI), Ministry of Public Health (CM), Ministry of Health (GR), Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia (ES), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SE), McMaster University (CA)
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