Vaccine Effectiveness of non-adjuvanted and adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in the prevention of influenza-related hospitalization in older adults: A pooled analysis from the Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)

CONCLUSIONS: Adjusting for frailty, aTIV showed statistically significantly better protection than naTIV against influenza-associated hospitalizations in older adults. In future studies, it is important to consider frailty as a significant confounder of VE.PMID:37696717 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.070

Source: Vaccine - September 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Henrique Pott Melissa K Andrew Zachary Shaffelburg Michaela K Nichols Lingyun Ye May ElSherif Todd F Hatchette Jason LeBlanc Ardith Ambrose Guy Boivin William Bowie Jennie Johnstone Kevin Katz Phillipe Lagac é-Wiens Mark Loeb Anne McCarthy Allison McGeer Source Type: research