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Abstract Title:

The Household Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Study: Lack of Antibody Response and Protection Following Receipt of 2014-2015 Influenza Vaccine.

Abstract Source:

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 30 ;65(10):1644-1651. PMID: 29020179

Abstract Author(s):

Joshua G Petrie, Ryan E Malosh, Caroline K Cheng, Suzanne E Ohmit, Emily T Martin, Emileigh Johnson, Rachel Truscon, Maryna C Eichelberger, Larisa V Gubareva, Alicia M Fry, Arnold S Monto

Article Affiliation:

Joshua G Petrie

Abstract:

Background: Antigenically drifted A(H3N2) viruses circulated extensively during the 2014-2015 influenza season. Vaccine effectiveness (VE) was low and not significant among outpatients but in a hospitalized population was 43%. At least one study paradoxically observed increased A(H3N2) infection among those vaccinated 3 consecutive years.

Methods: We followed a cohort of 1341 individuals from 340 households. VE against laboratory-confirmed influenza was estimated. Hemagglutination-inhibition and neuraminidase-inhibition antibody titers were determined in subjects≥13 years.

Results: Influenza A(H3N2) was identified in 166 (12%) individuals and B(Yamagata) in 34 (2%). VE against A(H3N2) was -3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: -55%, 32%) and similarly ineffective between age groups; increased risk of infection was not observed among those vaccinated in 2 or 3 previous years. VE against influenza B(Yamagata) was 57% (95% CI: -3%, 82%) but only significantly protective in children<9 years (87% [95% CI: 43%, 97%]). Less than 20% of older children and adults had≥4-fold antibody titer rise against influenza A(H3N2) and B antigens following vaccination; responses were surprisingly similar for antigens included in the vaccine and those similar to circulating viruses. Antibody against A/Hong Kong/4801/14, similar to circulating 2014-2015 A(H3N2) viruses andincluded in the 2016-2017 vaccine, did not significantly predict protection.

Conclusions: Absence of VE against A(H3N2) was consistent with circulation of antigenically drifted viruses; however, generally limited antibody response following vaccination is concerning even in the context of antigenic mismatch. Although 2014-2015 vaccines were not effective in preventing A(H3N2) infection, no increased susceptibility was detected among the repeatedly vaccinated.

Study Type : Human Study
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