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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

Reply to letter to editor by Hadigal et al. regarding the immunogenicity and safety trial of high-dose influenza vaccine in adults aged ≥60 years.

J Kevin Yin, Stephanie Pepin, Robertus van Aalst, Matthew M Loiacono, Sandrine I Samson

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

J Kevin YinGlobal Medical Affairs, Sanofi, Singapore.
Stephanie PepinGlobal Clinical Sciences, Sanofi, Lyon, France.
Robertus van AalstDepartment of Modeling, Epidemiology and Data Science, Global Medical Affairs, Sanofi, Lyon, France.
Matthew M LoiaconoGlobal Medical Evidence Generation, Sanofi, Swiftwater, PA, USA.
Sandrine I SamsonGlobal Medical Affairs, Sanofi, Lyon, France.
Sanofi (France) · FRBrown University · USSanofi (United States) · USUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hadigal et al. argued the recommendation of high-dose influenza vaccine over standard-dose formulation is not supported by comparisons of numbers-needed-to-vaccinate (NNV) nor aligned with the WHO mandate of improving vaccine coverage. However, the authors' NNV calculation was inaccurate. A preferential recommendation for vaccines preventing influenza/complications can increase coverage. Furthermore, the impact of vaccination is a function of efficacy/effectiveness and the vaccine-preventable fraction of disease burden; therefore Hadigal et al. should interpret the absolute risk reduction by vaccination within the context of overall disease burden. To address the threat of COVID-19 pandemic, authorities should implement concomitant influenza/COVID-19 vaccination to reduce the burden of cocirculation of influenza and SARS- CoV- 2 viruses and increase the coverage of proven influenza vaccines as per WHO mandate.

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Influenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesClinical Trials as TopicCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2VaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesInfluenza Vaccines

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PMID35914122
PMCPMC9750711
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