By Ethan Covey
Interim data from the CDC show that the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine is effective at reducing the risk for flu-related medical visits and hospitalizations for children, adolescents and adults (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73[8]:168-174).
“This is the first time that interim VE [vaccine effectiveness] estimates were available from four major networks with patients in 22 U.S. states at the same time,” said Aaron M. Frutos, PhD, an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer