Active surveillance of 2017 seasonal influenza vaccine safety: an observational cohort study of individuals aged 6 months and older in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To actively solicit adverse events experienced in the days following immunisation with quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine using Australia's near real-time, participant-based vaccine safety surveillance system, AusVaxSafety.

Design and setting

Observational cohort study conducted in 194 sentinel surveillance immunisation sites (primary care, hospital and community-based clinics) across Australia.

Participants

Individuals aged ≥6 months who received a routine seasonal influenza vaccine at a participating site (n=102 911) and responded to a survey (via short message service or email) sent 3 days after vaccination about adverse events experienced (n=73 892; 71.8%).

Main outcome measure

Near real-time and cumulative participant-reported rates of an

SUBMITTER: Pillsbury AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196842 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature