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. 2026 Jan 15;31(2):2500275. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.2.2500275

Table 4. Use of RSV prevention products by age group in jurisdictions with (Queensland and Western Australia) and without population-based nirsevimab programmes, Australia, 2024 .

Age and case-control status Jurisdiction
New South Wales Victoria Queenslanda Western Australiaa South Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory Total
Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm Imm Unimm
Age Group n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
0–11 months Cases 1 0.5 203 99.5 0 0 488 100 10 8.0 115 92.0 27 20.2 107 79.8 2 1.1 187 98.9 0 0 18 100 0 0 50 100 0 0 0 0 40 3.3 1,168 96.7
Controls 2 9.1 20 90.9 8 5.8 131 94.2 21 26.2 59 73.8 37 48.1 40 51.9 2 2.5 77 97.5 0 0 0 0 3 6.7 42 93.3 0 0 0 0 73 16.5 369 83.5
12–23 months Cases 0 0 108 100 1 0.4 255 99.6 5 4.3 112 95.7 7 3.5 193 96.5 0 0 99 100 0 0 11 100 0 0 29 100 0 0 0 0 13 1.6 807 98.4
Controls 1 7.7 12 92.3 2 2.7 72 97.3 3 8.3 33 91.7 4 12.9 27 87.1 0 0 33 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 100 0 0 0 0 10 4.5 211 95.5
≥ 60 years Cases 0 0 0 0 2 5.3 36 94.7 0 0 52 100 0 0 56 100 1 3.0 32 97.0 0 0 20 100 0 0 3 100 0 0 22 100 3 1.3 221 98.7
Controls 1 2.8 35 97.2 3 1.9 154 98.1 1 0.4 226 99.6 0 0 74 100 0 0 40 100 0 0 20 100 0 0 20 100 0 0 53 100 5 0.8 622 99.2

Imm: immunised; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; Unimm: unimmunised.

a Jurisdictions with population-based nirsevimab programmes are indicated in grey.

Cases and controls aged 0–11 months in Queensland and WA: n = 416 versus other jurisdictions: n = 1,234. Cases and controls aged 12–23 months in Queensland and WA: n = 384 versus other jurisdictions: n = 657. Cases and controls aged ≥ 60 in all jurisdictions: n = 851.

No mothers of infant cases or controls were reported to have received the maternal RSVpreF vaccine.