The 2015-2016 influenza epidemic in Beijing, China: Unlike elsewhere, circulation of influenza A(H3N2) with moderate vaccine effectiveness.

Zhang, LiPan, YangHackert, Volkervan der Hoek, WimMeijer, AdamKrafft, ThomasYang, PengWang, Quanyi2018-08-022018-08-022018The 2015-2016 influenza epidemic in Beijing, China: Unlike elsewhere, circulation of influenza A(H3N2) with moderate vaccine effectiveness. 2018, 36 (33):4993-5001 Vaccine1873-25183001714410.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.017http://hdl.handle.net/10029/622105While the 2015-2016 influenza season in the northern hemisphere was dominated by A(H1N1)pdm09 and B/Victoria viruses, in Beijing, China, there was also significant circulation of influenza A(H3N2) virus. In this report we estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza A(H3N2) and other circulating viruses, and describe further characteristics of the 2015-2016 influenza season in Beijing.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessThe 2015-2016 influenza epidemic in Beijing, China: Unlike elsewhere, circulation of influenza A(H3N2) with moderate vaccine effectiveness.ArticleVaccine 2018; 36(33):4993-5001