High-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines found to provide better protection for seniors

Comparison of absolute standardized difference among influenza vaccine recipients ?65 y of age, before and after inverse probability of treatment weighting. Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IPTW, inverse probability of treatment weighting. Chronic respiratory disease includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. Credit: Clinical Infectious Diseases (2024). DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae375 High-dose and adjuvanted influenza (flu) vaccines boosted protection against flu symptoms and hospitalization for people 65 years and older during the 2022–2023 flu season compared to the standard flu vaccine. The study “Comparative effectiveness of licensed influenza vaccines in preventing influenza-related medical encounters and hospitalizations in the 2022-2023 influenza Read More