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Flublok v. Standard Dose Vaccine Effectiveness Among Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adults 18-64 Years

Examining Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) of Flublok Relative to Standard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Among Kaiser Permanente Northern California Members Aged 18-64 Years

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03694392
Enrollment
2776278
Registered
2018-10-03
Start date
2018-09-16
Completion date
2022-12-31
Last updated
2025-04-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Influenza, Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, Stroke

Keywords

influenza, vaccine effectiveness

Brief summary

The overall objective of this study is to describe the effectiveness of Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine compared to standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine (SD-IIV) in adults 18 through 64 years of age. During this study, Flublok Quadrivalent or SD-IIV will be administered according to the guidelines in the Prescribing Information materials and only to persons for whom it is indicated. The 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 formulations of recombinant influenza vaccine (Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine) and SD-IIV will be evaluated for outcomes including all polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed influenza, PCR-confirmed hospitalized influenza, hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia and cardio-respiratory events.

Interventions

Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine is a recombinant hemagglutinin influenza vaccine indicated for active immunization against disease caused by influenza A subtype viruses and type B viruses contained in the vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older. Use of recombinant DNA techniques to produce vaccine antigen expressed in cell culture is a method that avoids growing the influenza viruses in embryonated hen's eggs.

BIOLOGICALStandard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (SD-IIV)

For the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 flu seasons, the primary SD-IIVs used will be Fluarix Quadrivalent and Flulaval Quadrivalent.

Sponsors

Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Kaiser Permanente
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Between the ages of ≥18 and \<65 years at the time of influenza vaccination * Receive either Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine or standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine at a Kaiser Permanente Northern California facility during the study period from August 2018 through April 2020

Exclusion criteria

* Children \<18 years old * Adults ≥65 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza B test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed InfluenzaUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay and had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired PneumoniaUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for community-acquired pneumonia (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory EventsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for cardio-respiratory events (e.g., pneumonia, other lower respiratory infections, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke) (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza A test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory EventsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for cardio-respiratory events (e.g., pneumonia, other lower respiratory infections, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke) (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)Up to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for influenza-like illness (ILI) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (and absence of a negative lab-confirmed influenza)
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause-HospitalizationsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause hospitalizations
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired PneumoniaUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for community-acquired pneumonia (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza A test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza B test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause MortalityUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause mortality
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)Up to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for influenza-like illness (ILI) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (and absence of a negative lab-confirmed influenza)
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause-HospitalizationsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause hospitalizations
Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause MortalityUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause mortality
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza TestsUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).
Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed InfluenzaUp to 8 monthsPatients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay and had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Flublok Recipients
Kaiser Permanente Northern California members aged 18-64 years who receive Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine. Flublok Quadrivalent: Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine is a recombinant hemagglutinin influenza vaccine indicated for active immunization against disease caused by influenza A subtype viruses and type B viruses contained in the vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older. Use of recombinant DNA techniques to produce vaccine antigen expressed in cell culture is a method that avoids growing the influenza viruses in embryonated hen's eggs.
632,962
SD-IIV Recipients
Kaiser Permanente Northern California members aged 18-64 years who receive standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine (SD-IIV). Standard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (SD-IIV): For the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 flu seasons, the primary SD-IIVs used will be Fluarix Quadrivalent and Flulaval Quadrivalent.
997,366
Total1,630,328

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicFlublok RecipientsTotalSD-IIV Recipients
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
632962 Participants1630328 Participants997366 Participants
Body mass index
0 - < 18.5 kg/m²
7819 Participants20130 Participants12311 Participants
Body mass index
18.5 - < 25 kg/m²
188431 Participants494625 Participants306194 Participants
Body mass index
25 - < 30 kg/m²
206663 Participants530287 Participants323624 Participants
Body mass index
≥ 30 kg/m²
209817 Participants531424 Participants321607 Participants
Body mass index
None
20232 Participants53862 Participants33630 Participants
Charlson Comorbidity Index
CCI=1
81980 Participants204542 Participants122562 Participants
Charlson Comorbidity Index
CCI≥2
42864 Participants104789 Participants61925 Participants
Charlson Comorbidity Index
No Charlson comorbidities
508118 Participants1320997 Participants812879 Participants
History of asthma86127 Participants218677 Participants132550 Participants
History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease6174 Participants14737 Participants8563 Participants
History of coronary heart disease11947 Participants28849 Participants16902 Participants
History of diabetes67026 Participants164218 Participants97192 Participants
Number of inpatient stays in prior year
0
573712 Participants1476077 Participants902365 Participants
Number of inpatient stays in prior year
1
44860 Participants116068 Participants71208 Participants
Number of inpatient stays in prior year
2
9707 Participants25603 Participants15896 Participants
Number of inpatient stays in prior year
3
2885 Participants7620 Participants4735 Participants
Number of inpatient stays in prior year
≥4
1798 Participants4960 Participants3162 Participants
Number of weeks with outpatient visits in prior year
0
57602 Participants149951 Participants92349 Participants
Number of weeks with outpatient visits in prior year
1-3
270701 Participants697744 Participants427043 Participants
Number of weeks with outpatient visits in prior year
4-7
165444 Participants422409 Participants256965 Participants
Number of weeks with outpatient visits in prior year
≥8
139215 Participants360224 Participants221009 Participants
Prior membership
1 to <2 years
62407 Participants162722 Participants100315 Participants
Prior membership
<1 year
78004 Participants205164 Participants127160 Participants
Prior membership
2 to <3 years
52678 Participants137616 Participants84938 Participants
Prior membership
3 to <4 years
45919 Participants119947 Participants74028 Participants
Prior membership
4 to <5 years
41545 Participants107837 Participants66292 Participants
Prior membership
≥5 years
352409 Participants897042 Participants544633 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
159104 Participants414112 Participants255008 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
27601 Participants73275 Participants45674 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Multiracial
16229 Participants42175 Participants25946 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native American
2908 Participants7543 Participants4635 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Pacific Islander
4824 Participants12323 Participants7499 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown/Other
147179 Participants385213 Participants238034 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
275117 Participants695687 Participants420570 Participants
Receipt of influenza vaccine in previous year414500 Participants1054763 Participants640263 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
632962 participants1630328 participants997366 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
363921 Participants949403 Participants585482 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
269041 Participants680925 Participants411884 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
352 / 632,962501 / 997,366
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 632,9620 / 997,366
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 632,9620 / 997,366

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests559 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests925 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.76, 0.94]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for cardio-respiratory events (e.g., pneumonia, other lower respiratory infections, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke) (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events631 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events890 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.88, 1.08]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for community-acquired pneumonia (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia106 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia183 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.66, 1.06]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay and had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza95 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza153 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.65, 1.09]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza A test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests522 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests862 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.76, 0.94]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza B test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests37 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests64 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.6, 1.34]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for cardio-respiratory events (e.g., pneumonia, other lower respiratory infections, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke) (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events133 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Cardio-respiratory Events208 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.76, 1.12]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay for community-acquired pneumonia (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia37 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia49 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.75, 1.8]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had an inpatient stay and had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza48 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With PCR-confirmed Influenza88 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.75, 1.52]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause hospitalizations

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations1858 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations2950 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.94, 1.06]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause mortality

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality66 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality79 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [1.06, 2]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for influenza-like illness (ILI) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (and absence of a negative lab-confirmed influenza)

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)2904 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)5434 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.85, 0.93]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza A test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests682 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza A Tests1282 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.82, 0.99]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza B test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests146 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza B Tests231 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.95, 1.43]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed for whether they had a PCR-confirmed positive influenza test (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30).

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests827 participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 18-49 Years Old With Polymerase-chain Reaction (PCR) Confirmed Influenza Tests1510 participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.86, 1.02]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause hospitalizations

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations4308 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause-Hospitalizations6005 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [-2.2, 5.5]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for all-cause mortality

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality286 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With All-Cause Mortality422 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [-5.4, 22.1]Regression, Cox
Other Pre-specified

Number of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)

Patients who receive either Flublok or SD-IIV will be retroactively assessed (≥14 days after vaccination) as recorded in their electronic medical record by the end of the influenza season (April 30) for influenza-like illness (ILI) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (and absence of a negative lab-confirmed influenza)

Time frame: Up to 8 months

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Flublok RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)1826 Participants
SD-IIV RecipientsNumber of Adults 50-64 Years Old With Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)2871 Participants
p-value: <0.0595% CI: [0.95, 1.06]Regression, Cox

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026