Table 2. Adjusted influenza vaccine effectiveness by vaccine type and patient setting against laboratory-confirmed influenza A in adults 65 years and older, Denmark, 2024/25 season up to 4 March 2025 (n = 32,943).
| Patient setting | Vaccine name | Vaccine type | Cases | Controls | VE | 95% CI | p value enhanced vs standarda |
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| All | Vacc. | % | All | Vacc. | % | ||||||
| All | Efluelda Tetra | High-dose QIV | 1,332 | 125 | 9.4 | 12,404 | 1,283 | 10.3 | 50 | 38–59 | 0.005 |
| Fluad Tetra | Adjuvanted QIV | 2,685 | 1,478 | 55.1 | 24,840 | 13,719 | 55.2 | 48 | 42–52 | < 0.0001 | |
| Influvac Tetra/Vaxigrip Tetra | Standard-dose QIV | 1,737 | 530 | 30.5 | 14,601 | 3,480 | 23.8 | 33 | 24–41 | Ref. | |
| Non-hospitalised | Efluelda Tetra | High-dose QIV | 516 | 78 | 15.1 | 3,580 | 669 | 18.7 | 50 | 35–62 | 0.03 |
| Fluad Tetra | Adjuvanted QIV | 1,004 | 566 | 56.4 | 7,157 | 4,246 | 59.3 | 49 | 40–57 | < 0.0001 | |
| Influvac Tetra/Vaxigrip Tetra | Standard-dose QIV | 759 | 321 | 42.3 | 4,688 | 1,777 | 37.9 | 31 | 17–42 | Ref. | |
| Hospitalised | Efluelda Tetra | High-dose QIV | 816 | 47 | 5.8 | 8,824 | 614 | 7.0 | 53 | 35–66 | 0.05 |
| Fluad Tetra | Adjuvanted QIV | 1,681 | 912 | 54.3 | 17,683 | 9,473 | 53.6 | 47 | 41–53 | 0.001 | |
| Influvac Tetra/Vaxigrip Tetra | Standard-dose QIV | 978 | 209 | 21.3 | 9,913 | 1,703 | 17.2 | 36 | 23–47 | Ref. | |
CI: confidence interval; QIV: quadrivalent influenza vaccine; Ref.: reference; Vacc.: vaccinated; VE: vaccine effectiveness.
a The effectiveness of the enhanced vaccines high-dose QIV and adjuvanted QIV are compared with the effectiveness of the standard-dose QIV.