Lau Yu Lung, Wong Wilfred Hing Sang, Hattangdi-Haridas Sonal R, Chow Chun Bong
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 Apr 2;16(4):823-826. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1678357. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
School-based vaccination, as a means to mitigate seasonal influenza outbreak, depends on attaining adequate coverage rate. We evaluated the potential of a fully subsidized school outreach vaccination (SOV) program to achieve epidemic prevention potential in Hong Kong. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of SOV program 2018-2019 on influenza vaccination rates and influenza-like illness (ILI) in the primary school students and their household members during the influenza season. The vaccination rate was significantly higher in the schools offering SOV (intervention schools) (69.2% vs. 34.3%) than those not offering SOV (control schools) ( < .0001). The ILI rate was significantly reduced from 14.1% among non-vaccinated to 7.7% among vaccinated students ( < .0001). Influenza vaccine effectiveness against ILI was 45.3%. The vaccination rates of the household members were the same in both intervention and control schools except in the sub-group of preschool household members with the intervention significantly higher than the control group (43.8% vs. 32%, < .0001). SOV program significantly improved influenza vaccine coverage, and the vaccine reduced ILI incidence. Extension of SOV program to all primary schools as well as kindergartens in Hong Kong could achieve epidemic prevention potential and should be evaluated.
以学校为基础的疫苗接种作为减轻季节性流感爆发的一种手段,取决于实现足够的覆盖率。我们评估了一项全额补贴的学校外展疫苗接种(SOV)计划在香港实现疫情预防潜力的可能性。本研究的目的是评估2018 - 2019年SOV计划对流感季节期间小学生及其家庭成员的流感疫苗接种率和流感样疾病(ILI)的影响。提供SOV的学校(干预学校)的疫苗接种率(69.2%对34.3%)显著高于未提供SOV的学校(对照学校)(<.0001)。ILI率从未接种疫苗学生中的14.1%显著降低到接种疫苗学生中的7.7%(<.0001)。流感疫苗对ILI的有效性为45.3%。除了学龄前家庭成员亚组干预组显著高于对照组(43.8%对32%,<.0001)外,干预学校和对照学校家庭成员的疫苗接种率相同。SOV计划显著提高了流感疫苗覆盖率,且疫苗降低了ILI发病率。将SOV计划扩展到香港所有小学以及幼儿园可以实现疫情预防潜力,应予以评估。