Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Children With and Without Underlying Conditions
Influenza vaccination provided protection in both children with and children without underlying conditions. Efforts to improve influenza vaccination coverage and to initiate early treatment for influenza, particularly in populations at increased risk for severe influenza, are essential to reducing influenza-associated complications.
Authors
- Frank A. Maffei
- Benjamin R Clopper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-2702)
- Haya Hayek
- Janet a. Englund
- John Williams
- Eileen J. Klein
- Rangaraj Selvarangan
- Samantha M. Olson
- Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker
- Heidi L. Moline
- Jennifer E. Schuster
- Peter G. Szilagyi
- Laura S. Stewart
- Mary A. Staat
- Geoffrey A. Weinberg
- Julie A. Boom
- Emma K. Noble
- Leila C. Sahni
- Natasha B. Halasa
Institutions
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- Mattel Children's Hospital (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-072184
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.52