Epidemiological study of severe febrile reactions in young children in Western Australia caused by a 2010 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine

Background The 2010 influenza vaccination program for children aged 6 months to 4 years in Western Australia (WA) was suspended following reports of severe febrile reactions, including febrile convulsions, following vaccination with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV).Methods To investigat...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: M Scully, T S Weeramanthri, P K Armstrong, G K Dowse, P V Effler, D Carcione, C C Blyth, P C Richmond, G C Geelhoed, F Mascaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2011-09-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000016.full