Impact of aging and HIV infection on serologic response to seasonal influenza vaccination

S Pallikkuth, LR De Armas, R Pahwa, S Rinaldi… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine influence of age and HIV infection on influenza vaccine responses.
Design: Evaluate serologic response to seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) as the …

Within-season influenza vaccine waning suggests potential net benefits to delayed vaccination in older adults in the United States

AT Newall, C Chen, JG Wood, MS Stockwell - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is growing evidence that there is within (intra-) season waning of
influenza vaccine protection in older adults, suggesting there may be a benefit to giving …

Individual and population trajectories of influenza antibody titers over multiple seasons in a tropical country

X Zhao, Y Ning, MIC Chen… - American Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The question of whether to permit private medical services (dubbed SHARAP) in
government hospitals is one of the most controversial issues in Israeli health care today, with …

Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong

YH Tam, SA Valkenburg, RAPM Perera… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Many health authorities recommend influenza vaccination of older adults to
reduce disease burden. We hypothesized that in tropical and subtropical areas with more …

Optimal individual strategies for influenza vaccines with imperfect efficacy and durability of protection

F Salvarani, G Turinici - Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2018 - hal.science
We analyze a model of agent based vaccination campaign against influenza with imperfect
vaccine efficacy and durability of protection. We prove the existence of a Nash equilibrium …

Booster influenza vaccination confers additional immune responses in an elderly, rural community-dwelling population

M Matsushita, S Takeuchi, N Kumagai, M Morio… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Two doses of influenza vaccine were administered to the elderly aged 61-102
years.•Antibody responses 22 weeks after the vaccination were measured.•Seroprotection …

The Shivering Trials: A Novel Vaccine Strategy And Analysis Of Serologic Durability In Patients With Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

E Duffy - 2018 - elischolar.library.yale.edu
Background: Patients with plasma cell dyscrasias are at an increased risk for infections due
to their dysfunctional immune system. Each year these vulnerable patients are advised to …