Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017–2018 influenza season
Author: Greg G. Wolff Publication:Vaccine
Publisher:Elsevier
Date:10 January 2020 [h=2]Highlights[/h] • We examined virus interference in a Department of Defense dependent population. • Vaccinated personnel did not have significant odds of respiratory illnesses. • Vaccinated personnel were protected against influenza. • Odds of virus interference by vaccination varied for individual respiratory viruses. ...
[h=3]Conclusions[/h] Receipt of influenza vaccination was not associated with virus interference among our population. Examining virus interference by specific respiratory viruses showed mixed results. Vaccine derived virus interference was significantly associated with coronavirus and human metapneumovirus; however, significant protection with vaccination was associated not only with most influenza viruses, but also parainfluenza, RSV, and non-influenza virus coinfections.
