Geographic evidence hub
Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to Ireland.
Evidence stream
8 publications
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Why it matters nowThe findings indicate that seasonal influenza vaccination provided meaningful protection against hospitalisation in 2024/25, with the largest benefit observed in children, supporting continued vaccination efforts in Northern Ireland.
Journal of General Virology
Why it matters nowUnderstanding these shifting transmission dynamics supports the refinement of regional monitoring protocols and underscores the necessity of integrating wildlife tracking with broader ecological assessments.
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Why it matters nowThe data suggest that routine immunization programs help mitigate the volume of severe respiratory cases necessitating acute hospitalization across multiple age demographics.
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Why it matters nowContinued emphasis on seasonal immunization remains critical for safeguarding vulnerable demographics and pediatric cohorts. Public health initiatives should persist in highlighting documented protective outcomes to sustain coverage rates among eligible groups.
European Journal of Public Health
Why it matters nowSustaining routine immunization initiatives appears capable of reducing outpatient utilization for influenza-related illnesses, with notably stronger protective signals observed when administering live attenuated formulations to school-aged youth.
Vaccine
Why it matters nowThe registry addresses a recognized barrier in pandemic response by providing a centralized infrastructure to accelerate clinical trial recruitment across European countries, potentially shortening the timeline for vaccine and treatment development during infectious disease outbreaks.
Vaccine
Why it matters nowDespite existing vaccination programs targeting older adults and high-risk groups, substantial influenza burden persists in Europe. The findings suggest that combined strategies using improved vaccines for the elderly and universal pediatric vaccination may offer direct and indirect protection that is cost-effective across diverse European settings, supporting broader policy considerations for seasonal influenza control.
Eurosurveillance
Why it matters nowThe report documents measles transmission involving unvaccinated people and subsequent wider population spread in Ireland. These observations provide outbreak context relevant to vaccination coverage and transmission patterns, without establishing causality or broader population effects.
