Journal article
Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015
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.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Journal
European communicable disease bulletin
Volume
43
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Data
Diseases
- Influenza
Countries
- Australia
Tags
- Disease surveillance
- ICT
WHO Regions
- Western Pacific Region