2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparitiesEpidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in US Children Over 9 Seasons Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
Kamidani S, Garg S, Rolfes MA, Campbell AP, Cummings CN, Haston JC, Openo KP, Fawcett E, Chai SJ, Herlihy R, Yousey-Hindes K, Monroe ML, Kim S, Lynfield R, Smelser C, Muse A, Felsen CB, Billing L, Thomas A, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Risk I, Anderson EJ. Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in US Children Over 9 Seasons Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 75: 1930-1939. PMID: 35438769, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkHospital mortality rateMechanical ventilationMortality rateIntensive care unit admissionRecent population-based dataCare unit admissionInfluenza vaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based dataHospitalization incidence ratesMonths of ageUnit admissionAntiviral treatmentVaccination ratesRisk factorsIncidence rateHigher oddsUS childrenHospitalizationDisease controlLogistic regressionPneumonia
2017
Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012
Kline K, Hadler JL, Yousey‐Hindes K, Niccolai L, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Monroe ML, Bohm SR, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Lung K, Thomas AR, Brady D, Schaffner W, Reed G, Garg S. Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2017, 11: 404-411. PMID: 28703414, PMCID: PMC5596517, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMale incidence rate ratiosPregnant womenLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsFemale incidence rate ratiosLaboratory-confirmed influenza casesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaLikelihood of vaccinationPopulation-based surveillanceNon-pregnant womenImpact of pregnancyNon-pregnant counterpartsCensus tract-level povertyObserved sex disparityGroup of womenTract-level povertyRace/ethnicityPregnant adult femalesFluSurv-NETHospitalized femalesInfluenza seasonAdult casesVaccination priorityVaccination rates
2014
Impact of requiring influenza vaccination for children in licensed child care or preschool programs--Connecticut, 2012-13 influenza season.
Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, Kudish K, Kennedy ED, Sacco V, Cartter ML. Impact of requiring influenza vaccination for children in licensed child care or preschool programs--Connecticut, 2012-13 influenza season. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2014, 63: 181-5. PMID: 24598593, PMCID: PMC4584725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalization ratesEmerging Infections ProgramInfluenza seasonHospitalization ratesVaccination ratesInfluenza transmissionSevere influenza-related illnessInfluenza-related illnessInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsLicensed child care programsOverall population rateGreater percentage decreaseCare admissionInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccineSerious morbiditySusceptible childrenVaccination levelsInfections ProgramVaccination dataCare settingsEIP sitesCare programConnecticut childrenSurveillance sites