About the Authors
- Jeffrey C Kwong
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jeff.kwong@utoronto.ca
Affiliations Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Thérèse A Stukel
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Affiliations Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Jenny Lim
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Affiliation Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Allison J McGeer
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Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ross E. G Upshur
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Affiliations Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Primary Care Research Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Helen Johansen
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Affiliation Health Information and Research Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Christie Sambell
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Affiliation Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- William W Thompson
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Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Deva Thiruchelvam
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Affiliation Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Fawziah Marra
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Affiliation British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Lawrence W Svenson
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Affiliations Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada , Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada , Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Douglas G Manuel
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Affiliations Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Competing Interests
AJM reports receiving travel grants from Sanofi Pasteur and Solvay Pharmaceuticals for speaking at meetings, and payment from Sanofi Pasteur for chairing a safety committee for a clinical trial.
Author Contributions
JCK was involved in all aspects of the study. TAS, JL, AJM, REGU, HJ, WWT, FM, LWS, and DGM provided input on study design and interpretation of results. TAS provided statistical expertise. CS, FM, and LWS assisted with data collection. DT assisted with data analyses. DGM provided overall supervision and guidance. JCK, TAS, JL, AJM, REGU, HJ, CS, WWT, DT, FM, LWS, and DGM critically reviewed and approved the manuscript for publication.