1. Introductory paper: High-dose influenza vaccine.
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Diaco M, Chang LJ, Seet B, Robertson CA, Chit A, Mercer M, Greenberg DP, Hollingsworth R, and Samson SI
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- Aged, Global Health, Humans, Seasons, Vaccination, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza, Human prevention & control
- Abstract
Seasonal influenza has a significant impact on global public health each year, especially in older adults 65 years of age and above. This paper presents the evolution of high-dose influenza vaccine and the quantity as well as quality of evidence on this vaccine. Its introduces other peer-reviewed manuscripts included in this supplement covering the benefits high-dose influenza vaccine over ten consecutive influenza seasons. The development of the high-dose influenza vaccine represents an important step in the evolution of influenza vaccines, offering an advancement in prevention of influenza and a step in encouraging healthy aging in older adults. A video summary of the article can be accessed via the Supplementary data link at the end of this article., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest MD, LJC, BS, CR, AC, MM, DPG, RH, and SIS are employees of Sanofi Pasteur., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2021
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