id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-338674-tnnd1s57 Yin, J Kevin Pilot study of influenza vaccine effectiveness in urban Australian children attending childcare 2011-06-10 .txt text/plain 3040 172 52 This study explored methods of follow up and sample collection for a proposed randomised controlled trial of influenza vaccination in children attending childcare. Efficacious influenza vaccines have been available for over 50 years, and yet, routine use in childhood remains the What is already known on this topic 1 Children in childcare are more likely to contract influenza and transmit infection to their siblings, parents, extended families and child-care workers. 3 Evidence for the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in children aged less than 24 months is limited and high quality, appropriately powered, randomised controlled trials are needed. A population-based surveillance study showed that less than 10% of hospitalised children aged Յ59 months with ILI had confirmed influenza infection. Studies of the 1996-1997 inactivated influenza vaccine among children attending day care: immunologic response, protection against infection, and clinical effectiveness ./cache/cord-338674-tnnd1s57.txt ./txt/cord-338674-tnnd1s57.txt