Immunogenicity of inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant women, including the level of postvaccination antibodies in umbilical cord blood
It is necessary to increase knowledge about the safety and effectiveness of influenza vaccination during pregnancy to improve awareness among patients and healthcare professionals and increase to increase vaccination coverage.
Comparative effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in children over multiple influenza seasons (2019–2023)
Annual vaccination with LAIV4 or IIV4 remains the best way to protect children against influenza infection.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
Recent scientific advancements enabled the accelerated development, production, and evaluation of COVID-19 vaccines, leveraging novel technologies that are estimated to have prevented approximately 1.6 million hospitalizations and 235.000 deaths in the US
European Vaccine Hub to enhance health preparedness across EU
The initiative consist of key actions, that will amongst others, speed-up vaccine development to less than four months from identifying a pathogen's genomic sequence.
Menstrual Cycle Length Changes Following Vaccination Against Influenza Alone or With COVID-19
Is the influenza vaccine alone or with a COVID-19 vaccine associated with change in menstrual cycle length?
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Promoting vaccination amongst the elderly with VITAL’s new tools
The VITAL project published an educational platform as well as a toolbox to boost vaccination uptake amongst older people.
Strategies to increase influenza vaccination coverage in the Italian pediatric population: a literature review and expert opinion
Vaccination rates in Italian children must be substantially increased to control the transmission of seasonal influenza and mitigate the associated socio-economic burden.