Table 3.
Dominant influenza strains | Influenza vaccine match a | % of target groups vaccinated c | Epidemic duration (weeks) | Observed crude SARI b incidence (during influenza epidemics) | Influenza‐associated SARI b incidence (during influenza epidemics) | Influenza‐associated SARI b proportion (during influenza epidemics) | |
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2007/2008 | A(H1N1) dominance followed by B dominance | mismatch | 74% | 8 | 929 | 58 | 6% |
2008/2009 | A(H3N2) dominance | match | 72% | 5 | 731 | 88 | 12% |
2009/2010 | A(H1N1)pdm09 dominance | mismatch | 70% | 8 | 806 | 178 | 22% |
2010/2011 | A(H1N1)pdm09 dominance followed by B dominance | match | 69% | 7 | 890 | 153 | 17% |
2011/2012 | A(H3N2) dominance | mismatch | 66% | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
2012/2013 | Mixed A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) dominance followed by B dominance | mismatch | 62% | 16 | 1996 | 418 | 21% |
2013/2014 | Mixed dominance with slightly more A(H3N2) than A(H1N1)pdm09 | mismatch | 60% | 6 | 544 | 0 | 0% |
2014/2015 | A(H3N2) dominance followed by B dominance | mismatch | 57% | 20 | 2366 | 404 | 17% |
2015/2016 | A(H1N1)pdm09 dominance followed by B dominance | match | 56% | 12 | 1693 | 455 | 27% |
2007/2016 | Yearly average | 9 | 1244 | 219 | 18% |
Vaccine match with the dominant influenza strain(s).
Standardized to the number of medical ICU admissions in season 2015.