1. Introductory paper: High-dose influenza vaccine.
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Diaco, Mia, Chang, Lee-Jah, Seet, Bruce, Robertson, Corey A, Chit, Ayman, Mercer, Monica, Greenberg, David P, Hollingsworth, Rosalind, and Samson, Sandrine I.
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INFLUENZA vaccines , *SEASONAL influenza , *OLDER people , *INFLUENZA , *WORLD health , *PANDEMICS - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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