Additional file 1: of Comparison of influenza disease burden in older populations of Hong Kong and Brisbane: the impact of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination

Appendix 1. Additional information on data sources and statistical analysis. Appendix 2. Study periods defined for Hong Kong and Brisbane. Appendix 3. Time series plots of weekly numbers of cause-specific mortality data of Hong Kong (black line) and Brisbane (gray line). Appendix 4. Time series plots of weekly numbers of hospital admissions of Hong Kong (black line) and Brisbane (gray line). Hospitalization data of Brisbane are not available in the post-pandemic period. Appendix 5. Time series plots of weekly mean temperature and relative humidity Hong Kong (black line) and Brisbane (gray line). Appendix 6. Annual excess rates of mortality and hospitalizations associated with influenza per 1000,000 population in Hong Kong and Brisbane, 2001–2012. (DOCX 484 kb)