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Trials offer conflicting findings on high-dose vs standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults

Trials offer conflicting findings on high-dose vs standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults

Researchers in Spain and Denmark reached different conclusions in two new randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness against hospitalization of the high-dose influenza vaccine with the standard-dose version among older adults, with one showing 44% better protection for the high-dose version against hospitalization for flu but not for flu or pneumonia, which goes against previous findings. The findings of both …

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