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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sebastian S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6027524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaccines 20180524 2
Influenza-virus-mediated disease can be associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality, particularly in younger children and older adults. Vaccination is the primary intervention used to curb influenza virus infection, and the WHO recommends immunization for at-risk individuals to mitigate disease. Unfortunately, influenza vaccine composition needs to be updated annually due to antigenic shift and drift in the viral immunogen hemagglutinin (HA). There are a number of alternate vaccinatio ...[more]