Study type

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Effectiveness study (incl. comparative)
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Case-control
Cohort
Study drug and medical condition

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

(J07BB) Influenza vaccines

Medical condition to be studied

Influenza
Population studied

Age groups

Children (2 to < 12 years)
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated number of subjects

200000
Study design details

Main study objective

To estimate brand-specific seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe by health care setting and age group, influenza season 2021/22.

Outcomes

laboratory confirmed influenza, by type and subtype/lineage

Data analysis plan

Site-specific confounder-adjusted influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates will be obtained using logistic or Poisson regression, depending on the study design. The site-specific estimates will be pooled using random effects meta-analysis.
Documents
Study results
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