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ReviewVaccines2025

Influenza Vaccines: Current Status, Adjuvant Strategies, and Efficacy.

Vijay Reddy Mokalla, Shirisha Gundarapu, Radhey S Kaushik, Mrigendra Rajput, Hemachand Tummala

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Developing Antiviral Vaccines Based on AttenuatedPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  14. Molecular Surveillance, Evolution, and Vaccine Strain Match of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vijay Reddy MokallaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-4865-1229
Shirisha GundarapuDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
Radhey S KaushikDepartment of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-9323
Mrigendra RajputRichard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN 37752, USA.
Hemachand TummalaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.

Funding

Strategy for Safe Colon-targeted Local Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseR15DK125940 · NIDDK · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TUMMALA, HEMACHAND · 2021 to 2021
$441k
NIDDK NIH HHS R15 DK125940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influenza virus is one of the major global health concerns, causing significant morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals, with substantial impacts on public health. Vaccination remains the primary strategy for managing influenza virus infections; however, the virus undergoes frequent genetic changes through antigenic drift and shift. These mutations lead to new seasonal strains that evade pre-existing immunity. These mutations can potentially result in virulent strains that could trigger future pandemics. Therefore, developing a vaccine capable of providing robust protection despite these genetic changes is essential. Vaccine adjuvants are essential for boosting and directing the immune system's response, broadening the spectrum of protection, and reducing the amount of antigen required to achieve protection, which is particularly valuable in the face of rapidly evolving strains and during pandemics. Recent advances in adjuvant design and formulation strategies have demonstrated promising improvements in both the overall potency and durability of influenza vaccines, importantly, significant reductions in losses due to influenza infection. This review highlights the current status of different types of influenza virus vaccines, their benefits, and challenges. Further, the review focuses on the role of adjuvants, discussing their advantages, limitations, and methodological approaches, while also considering their potential contribution in developing a universal flu vaccine intended to provide extensive and lasting protection.

Indexed as

adjuvantsinfluenza virusvaccinevaccine formulationsviral pandemics

Identifiers

PMID41012165
PMCPMC12474428

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