Effectiveness of Maternal Influenza Vaccination on Influenza and Acute Respiratory Infection in Infants
While the protective effect of maternal influenza vaccine in infants was modest, influenza hospitalization rates are highest in the first 6 months of life, and there is currently no vaccine available for this age group, underscoring the benefit of maternal vaccine for pregnant women and their infants.
Authors
- Bette Otto-Bliesner Zhengyu Liu
- Sandrine Stepien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6561-7496)
- Nusrat Homaira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3341-7964)
- Anish Scaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-6677)
- Jun Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-9323)
- Kristine Macartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4675-0232)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (BD)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005111
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00