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Open AccessChallenges for vaccination in the elderly
The increased susceptibility of the elderly to infection presents a major challenge to public health services. An aging immune system is well documented as the cause of increased infection rates in elderly peo...
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Open AccessThe how’s and what’s of vaccine reactogenicity
Reactogenicity represents the physical manifestation of the inflammatory response to vaccination, and can include injection-site pain, redness, swelling or induration at the injection site, as well as systemic...
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Open AccessPharmacy-based interventions to increase vaccine uptake: report of a multidisciplinary stakeholders meeting
Despite the existence of efficacious vaccines, the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases remains high and the potential health benefits of paediatric, adolescent and adult vaccination are not being achieved d...
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Open AccessVaccination as a preventative measure contributing to immune fitness
The primary goal of vaccination is the prevention of pathogen-specific infection. The indirect consequences may include maintenance of homeostasis through prevention of infection-induced complications; trained...
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Open AccessMemory-like innate response to booster vaccination with MF-59 adjuvanted influenza vaccine in children
The pediatric population receives the majority of vaccines globally, yet there is a paucity of studies on the transcriptional response induced by immunization in this special population. In this study, we perf...
