The Effect of Age and Recent Influenza Vaccination History on the Immunogenicity and Efficacy of 2009–10 Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Children

Sophia Ng; Dennis K. M. Ip; Vicky J. Fang; Kwok-Hung Chan; Susan S. Chiu; Gabriel M. Leung; J. S. Malik Peiris; Benjamin J. Cowling

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059077

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The Effect of Age and Recent Influenza Vaccination History on the Immunogenicity and Efficacy of 2009–10 Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Children

Sophia Ng,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Dennis K. M. Ip,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Vicky J. Fang,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Kwok-Hung Chan,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Susan S. Chiu,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Gabriel M. Leung,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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J. S. Malik Peiris,

Affiliations School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Centre for Influenza Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Benjamin J. Cowling

* E-mail: bcowling@hku.hk

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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The Effect of Age and Recent Influenza Vaccination History on the Immunogenicity and Efficacy of 2009–10 Seasonal Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccination in Children

Sophia Ng,
Dennis K. M. Ip,
Vicky J. Fang,
Kwok-Hung Chan,
Susan S. Chiu,
Gabriel M. Leung,
J. S. Malik Peiris,
Benjamin J. Cowling

Published: March 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059077

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