The decline of invasive meningococcal disease and influenza in the time of COVID-19: the silver linings of the pandemic playbook

Med J Aust. 2022 Jun 6;216(10):504-507. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51463. Epub 2022 Mar 27.

Authors

Cr Robert George¹, Robert Booy², Michael D Nissen^{3

4}, Monica M Lahra^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ NSW Health Pathology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW.
² University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
³ Children's Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
⁴ University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
⁵ NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
⁶ University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Influenza; Vaccine preventable disease.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Influenza Vaccines*
Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
Meningococcal Infections* / epidemiology
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination

Substances

Influenza Vaccines