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6 cze 2021 · This review will discuss the existing strategies for influenza vaccines, and how these strategies have informed SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. It will also discuss new vaccine platforms and potential challenges for both viruses.
The influenza virus occasionally undergoes antigenic shift, in which it changes to a novel virus, creating potential for a pandemic. There are also barriers to vaccine uptake, including lack of or limited access to care and misconceptions about receiving the vaccine.
1 sty 2024 · Scattered reports suggested a protective effect of influenza vaccine on COVID-19 development and severity. We analyzed 51 studies on the capacity of influenza vaccination to affect infection with SARS-CoV-2, hospitalization, admission to Intensive Care Units (ICU), and mortality.
Influenza vaccination was associated with a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection (pooled adjusted OR: 0.86, 95%CI: 0.81–0.91), while not significantly associated with adverse outcomes (intensive care: adjusted OR 0.63, 95%CI: 0.22–1.81; hospitalization: adjusted OR 0.74, 95%CI: 0.51–1.06; mortality: adjusted OR 0.89, 95%CI: 0.73–1.09).
22 sie 2022 · The flu vaccination may have a protective effect on the course of COVID-19 in the pediatric population: When does severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) meet influenza ...
The vaccines used in this study protect against the influenza viruses that causes ‘flu’, and the coronavirus, SARS-CoV2, that causes COVID-19 infection. The COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe COVID-19 infection that can lead to death
6 kwi 2021 · Influenza viruses cause annual epidemics and occasional pandemics of respiratory tract infections that produce a wide spectrum of clinical disease severity in humans. The novel betacoronavirus...