范德堡大學醫學中心感染疾病專家沙夫那(William Schaffner)醫師解釋,雖然兩種疫苗具相同成效,但運作方式卻有些微差異。 Fluzone High-Dose比標準劑量高出四倍的抗原,這是一般流感疫苗的加強版;FLUAD則是一般疫苗加上一種疫苗刺激物,促使身體免疫系統更強烈回應疫苗。 沙夫那表示:「資料顯示,無論是哪種流感品種,都可...
The committee also voted unanimously that everyone 6 months of age and older should receive an updated 2024-2025 influenza vaccine, with rare exceptions. Also, in another unanimous vote, members voted that high-dose inactivated (HD-IIV3) and adjuvanted inactivated (aIIV3) influenza vaccines are a...
Studies of concomitant administration of Covid and RSV vaccines are still underway. A study that GSK conducted giving RSV vaccine at the same time as high-dose flu vaccine — a formulation recommended for older adults — showed the response generated against influenza as “non-inferior” to what...
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned.And this year, Americans have an unprecedented number of vaccine options to choose from: The regular shot; the nasal spray; an egg- free shot for those allergic to eggs; a high-dose shot just for those 65 and older; and a tiny-needle...
According to reports, last season's flu vaccine was not very effective. An estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and complications arising from the virus last winter, making it the deadliest flu season in at least 40 years. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the...
The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or longer protection for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don't respond as well to traditional shots. Options include: Fluzone High-Dose, Fluad with an immune booster, or Flublok which is made with insect cells ins...
(LAIV) to be available. "Standard-dose, unadjuvanted, inactivated influenza vaccines will be available in quadrivalent formulations (IIV4s). High-dose (HD-IIV3) and adjuvanted (aIIV3) inactivated influenza vaccines will be available in trivalent formulations. Recombinant (RIV4) and live attenuated...
in the season. Patients aged 65 years and older should receive one of the preferentially recommended high-dose or adjuvanted vaccine formulations (high-dose Quadrivalent vaccine, Quadrivalent recombinant flu vaccine, and Quadrivalent adjuvanted flu vaccine) licensed for patients in this age group.123-...
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using two doses to give two people first doses results in 80 percent protection for both, while giving two to one person and none to the second person results in an average of 47.5 percent protection, since the two-dose person has 95 percent protection and the other has zero. Mathematical...