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. 2025 Mar 27;30(12):2500174. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.12.2500174

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
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.