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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2026

Relative effectiveness of high-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccine against hospitalizations and mortality according to Charlson Comorbidity Index: A post-hoc analysis of the DANFLU-1 randomized trial.

Katrine Feldballe Bernholm, Niklas Dyrby Johansen, Caroline Espersen, Daniel Modin, Kira Janstrup Hyldekær, Joshua Nealon, Sandrine Samson, Matthew M Loiacono, Rebecca C Harris, Carsten Schade Larsen and 13 more

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Trial report in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2026. 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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Katrine Feldballe BernholmCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Niklas Dyrby JohansenCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Caroline EspersenCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Daniel ModinCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kira Janstrup HyldekærCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Joshua NealonSanofi, Lyon, France.
Sandrine SamsonSanofi, Lyon, France.
Matthew M LoiaconoSanofi, PA, Swiftwater, USA.
Rebecca C Harris, Sanofi, Singapore.
Carsten Schade LarsenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Anne Marie Reimer JensenCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nino Emanuel LandlerCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Signe Tellerup NielsenDepartment of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lene RussellDepartment of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Theis Skovsgaard ItenovDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Brian L ClaggettCardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Scott D SolomonCardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Martin J LandrayClinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Gunnar H GislasonCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lars KøberDepartment of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet , Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pradeesh SivapalanDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jens Ulrik Stæhr JensenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tor Biering-SørensenCenter for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. tor.biering@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe DANFLU-1 trial suggested lower incidence of hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza, respiratory disease and all-cause mortality among older adults receiving high-dose (HD-IV) versus standard-dose (SD-IV) influenza vaccine. This study assessed the relative effectiveness of HD-IV versus SD-IV according to comorbidity in elderly individuals.

methodsThis was a post-hoc analysis of the DANFLU-1 randomized controlled feasibility trial of HD-IV versus SD-IV conducted during the 2021-2022 influenza season in adults aged 65-79 years. Outcomes assessed included influenza-related, respiratory, and cardiovascular hospitalizations, and mortality. We tested for effect modification by level of the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) using ICD-10 codes up to 10 years prior to randomization.

resultsOf the 12,477 randomly assigned participants (mean age 71.7 ± 3.9 years, 47.1% female), 8,020 (64.3%) had CCI = 0, 3,560 (28.5%) had CCI = 1-2 and 893 (7.2%) had CCI ≥ 3. When comparing HD-IV with SD-IV, hazard ratios of hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza were similar across CCI groups (HR [95%CI]: 0.15 [0.03-0.68] for CCI = 0, 0.36 [0.11-1.15] for CCI = 1-2, 1.00 [0.25-4.00] for CCI ≥ 3). Comparable patterns were found for hospitalizations for respiratory disease (0.46 [0.17-1.20] for CCI = 0, 0.67 [0.32-1.39] for CCI = 1-2, 0.66 [0.24-1.87] for CCI ≥ 3) and all-cause mortality (0.28 [0.09-0.86] for CCI = 0, 0.70 [0.30-1.63] for CCI = 1-2, 0.57 [0.24-1.36] for CCI ≥ 3). There was no statistical evidence of effect modification by CCI for any outcome.

conclusionsThe lower incidences of clinical outcomes for HD-IV compared to SD-IV were not significantly modified by CCI. The potential benefit of HD-IV versus SD-IV may therefore be applicable regardless of comorbidity burden. Further research is required to confirm these findings.

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HospitalizationInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesVaccine EfficacyAgedComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleInfluenza VaccinesCharlson Comorbidity IndexComorbidityHospitalizationsInfluenza vaccineMortalityPragmatic randomized controlled trial

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PMID41609947
PMCPMC13222198

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