Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID)
Volume 59 Issue 10 November 15, 2014
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/current
Impact of Repeated Vaccination on Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H3N2) and B During 8 Seasons
Huong Q. McLean, Mark G. Thompson, Maria E. Sundaram, Jennifer K. Meece, David L. McClure, Thomas C. Friedrich, and Edward A. Belongia
Clin Infect Dis. (2014) 59 (10): 1375-1385 doi:10.1093/cid/ciu680
Abstract
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The effect of prior influenza vaccination history on vaccine effectiveness was assessed in a community cohort over 8 seasons. Current- and previous-season vaccination generated similar levels of protection; vaccine-induced protection was greatest for individuals with no recent vaccination history.