Table 3 Model inputs used to calibrate the model in 2010 and to simulate seasons, from 2011 to 2021, USA.

From: Multi-strain modeling of influenza vaccine effectiveness in older adults and its dependence on antigenic distance

Season

Age class

Size of VP

Main circulating subtype #1

Clade of main circulating subtype #2

Normalized AgD between vaccine and main circulating strain #2

HA

NA

2010–2011

(calibration)

50–90

1031

H1N1

NA

0

0

50–90

1031

H3N2

NA

0.008

0.002

2011–2012

50–64

409

H3N2

3B

0.077

0

65–96

622

2012–2013

50–64

409

H3N2

3 C

0.00458

0.00702

65–96

622

2013–2014

50–64

409

H1N1

6 C

0

0.0123

65–96

622

2014–2015

50–64

409

H3N2

3 C.3

0.116

0

65–96

622

2015–2016

50–64

409

H1N1

6B

0

0.0141

65–96

622

2016–2017

50–64

409

H3N2

3 C.2a

0

0.109

65–96

622

2017–2018

50–64

409

H3N2

3 C.2a1

0.0466

0.223

65–96

622

2018–2019

50–64

409

H1N1

6B.1 A.1

0.0127

0

65–96

622

50–64

409

H3N2

3 C.2a2

0.15

0.0573

65–96

622

2019–2020

50–64

409

H1N1

6B.1 A.5b

0.0892

0

65–96

622

2021–2022

65–96

1031

H3N2

3 C.2a.1a

0.461

0.113

  1. #1: CDC MMWR reports: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/past-flu-seasons.htm.
  2. #2: Nextstrain webapp49. Consulted on the 2022/11/08; https://nextstrain.org/flu/seasonal/h3n2/ha/12y@2022-11-08. Normalization with A/Darwin/6/2021, 3 C. 2a1b.2a.2 HA: 13.1.