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. 2015;20(43).
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.43.30050.

Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015

Alexis Pillsbury  1 , Patrick Cashman, Alan Leeb, Annette Regan, Darren Westphal, Tom Snelling, Christopher Blyth, Nigel Crawford, Nicholas Wood, Kristine Macartney; AusVaxSafety, surveillance team
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Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015

Alexis Pillsbury et al. Euro Surveill. 2015.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: Australia; Influenza; active surveillance; vaccine safety.

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