Influenza Vaccine Does Not Increase the Risk of Coronavirus or Other Noninfluenza Respiratory Viruses: Retrospective Analysis From Canada, 2010–2011 to 2016–2017. (22nd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Skowronski, Danuta M; Zou, Macy; Clarke, Quinten; Chambers, Catharine; Dickinson, James A; Sabaiduc, Suzana; Olsha, Romy; Gubbay, Jonathan B; Drews, Steven J; Charest, Hugues; Winter, Anne-Luise; Jassem, Agatha; Murti, Michelle; Krajden, Mel; De Serres, Gaston
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 71:Number 16(2020)
• Page Start: 2285
• Page End: 2288
• Publication Date: 2020-05-22
• Subjects: influenza -- coronavirus -- respiratory viruses -- vaccine effectiveness -- nonspecific immunity; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa626
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza and noninfluenza respiratory viruses (NIRVs) was assessed by test-negative design using historic datasets of the community-based Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network, spanning 2010–2011 to 2016–2017. Vaccine significantly reduced the risk of influenza illness by >40% with no effect on coronaviruses or other NIRV risk.