A Comparative Analysis of Influenza-Associated Disease Burden with Different Influenza Vaccination Strategies for the Elderly Population in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Influenza affects all age groups, but the risk of hospitalization and death due to influenza is strongly age-related and is at its highest among the elderly aged 65 years and older. The objective of this study is to compare the differences in influenza-associated disease burden under three different influenza vaccination strategies-the standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV), high-dose QIV (HD-QIV), and MF59^®-adjuvanted QIV (aQIV)-for the elderly population aged 65 years and older in South Korea. A one-year decision-tree model was developed to compare influenza disease burdens. The input data for the model were obtained from published literature reviews and surveillance data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The analysis indicated that aQIV

SUBMITTER: Choi MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9503807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature