Compared to standard-dose influenza vaccines, Efluelda/Fluzone High-Dose demonstrated a reduction in laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizations by an additional 31.9% (95% CI, 19.7 to 42.2; ...

The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that children younger than 9 years who haven't had a flu vaccine receive two doses to start, at least 4 weeks apart. In this ...

The high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine may deliver better protection against myocarditis and pericarditis compared with the standard-dose shot in older adults, according to a secondary analysis ...

Seasonal influenza continues to remain burdensome for adults worldwide, especially for those who are older and frail. A new post-hoc analysis included nearly 12,500 participants (average age 71.7 ...

Expanding the high-dose influenza vaccine recommendation to include middle-aged adults with chronic health conditions may make economic sense and save lives, report scientists at the University of ...

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 16 randomised clinical trials comparing inactivated high-dose (60 µg haemagglutinin antigen load per strain) and standard-dose (15 µg haemagglutinin antigen ...

A large Danish trial analysis suggests high-dose flu vaccines may offer extra protection against serious influenza-related hospitalizations in seniors. Study: High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza ...

For children who have never been vaccinated against the flu, getting two doses of the inactivated flu vaccine was associated with improved protection compared with getting one dose, but only in those ...