PMID- 34961900 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220216 IS - 2193-8229 (Print) IS - 2193-6382 (Electronic) IS - 2193-6382 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Feb TI - Brand-Specific Enhanced Safety Surveillance Study of GSK's Quadrivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in Belgium, Germany and Spain, for the 2020/21 Season. PG - 463-483 LID - 10.1007/s40121-021-00571-y [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Seasonal influenza poses a major public health burden worldwide. Influenza vaccines, updated yearly to match circulating strains based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, are the cornerstone of prevention and require regular monitoring. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause logistical, site access and medical staff constraints and could affect the safety profile of influenza vaccines. METHODS: Following European Medicines Agency guidance, an enhanced safety surveillance (ESS) study assessed the frequency and severity of predefined and other adverse events (AEs) occurring within 7 days of receiving GSK's inactivated quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine (IIV4), in Belgium, Germany and Spain in 2020/21, using adverse drug reaction (ADR) cards. RESULTS: During the 2020/21 influenza season, 1054 participants vaccinated with GSK's IIV4 were enrolled (all adults in Belgium and Germany, 30% adults/70% children in Spain); 96 eligible children received a second dose. Overall, 1042 participants completed the study. After doses 1 and 2, 98.9% and 100% of participants, respectively, returned their completed ADR card. After doses 1 and 2, 37.8% (398/1054) and 13.5% (13/96) of participants, respectively, reported at least one AE. The most frequently reported categories of AEs were "general disorders and administration site conditions" (e.g. injection site pain) and "nervous system disorders" (e.g. headache). There were no deaths or serious AEs deemed related to GSK's IIV4. CONCLUSION: This ESS study assessed AEs in near real time. The COVID-19 pandemic did not alter the safety profile of GSK's IIV4. No safety signals were detected during the study, which confirms the excellent safety profile of GSK's IIV4. CI - (c) 2021. The GSK group of companies. FAU - Dos Santos, Gael AU - Dos Santos G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8623-3478 AD - GSK, Wavre, Belgium. gael.x.dos-santos@gsk.com. FAU - Wang, Hao AU - Wang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8293-6969 AD - GSK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Jindal, Pooja AU - Jindal P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6528-8875 AD - Parexel International, Chandigarh, India, C/O GSK, Rockville, MD, USA. FAU - Rybo, Maria AU - Rybo M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6678-0455 AD - PPD, Sundbyberg, Sweden. FAU - Roul, Helene AU - Roul H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9912-6540 AD - Keyrus Life Science, Levallois-Perret, France, C/O GSK, Wavre, Belgium. FAU - Pallem, Sridevi AU - Pallem S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8435-7132 AD - Keyrus Life Science, New York, NY, USA, C/O GSK, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Eckermann, Tamara AU - Eckermann T AD - Hausarztpraxis Heimeranplatz, Munich, Germany. FAU - Godderis, Lode AU - Godderis L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8835 AD - Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. AD - External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, IDEWE, Heverlee, Belgium. FAU - Martinez Gomez, Xavier AU - Martinez Gomez X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4583-9734 AD - Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Godard, Eric AU - Godard E AD - PPD, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Soler, Muriel AU - Soler M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8169-0730 AD - 4Clinics, Waterloo, Belgium, C/O GSK, Wavre, Belgium. FAU - Yousefi, Mitra AU - Yousefi M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3076-5701 AD - GSK, Rockville, MD, USA. FAU - Salamanca de la Cueva, Ignacio AU - Salamanca de la Cueva I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0561-9913 AD - Instituto Hispalense de Pediatria, Seville, Spain. FAU - Nwoji, Ugo AU - Nwoji U AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2946-703X AD - GSK, Rockville, MD, USA. LA - eng GR - study number 207750/GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211227 PL - New Zealand TA - Infect Dis Ther JT - Infectious diseases and therapy JID - 101634499 PMC - PMC8711683 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AlphaRix Tetra OT - Fluarix Tetra OT - Infectious disease OT - Influenza OT - Influsplit Tetra OT - Post-marketing surveillance OT - Vaccination OT - Vaccine Safety OT - Vaccine monitoring EDAT- 2021/12/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/29 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/27 CRDT- 2021/12/28 06:38 PHST- 2021/09/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/28 06:38 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s40121-021-00571-y [pii] AID - 571 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s40121-021-00571-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Dis Ther. 2022 Feb;11(1):463-483. doi: 10.1007/s40121-021-00571-y. Epub 2021 Dec 27.