"Influenza Vaccines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Vaccines used to prevent infection by viruses in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE. It includes both killed and attenuated vaccines. The composition of the vaccines is changed each year in response to antigenic shifts and changes in prevalence of influenza virus strains. The flu vaccines may be mono- or multi-valent, which contains one or more INFLUENZAVIRUS A and INFLUENZAVIRUS B strains.
| Descriptor ID |
D007252
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.899.302
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| Concept/Terms |
Influenza Vaccines- Influenza Vaccines
- Influenza Vaccine
- Vaccine, Influenza
- Flu Vaccines
- Influenzavirus Vaccines
- Influenza Virus Vaccines
- Influenza Virus Vaccine
- Vaccine, Influenza Virus
- Virus Vaccine, Influenza
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Influenza Vaccines" by people in this website by year, and whether "Influenza Vaccines" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Influenza Vaccines" by people in Profiles.
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Novel vaccine platforms for respiratory viruses: a review of licensed vaccines and candidates in late-stage development. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2026 Dec; 25(1):2667742.
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Pediatric Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza Hospitalization and Outpatient Visits: 2021-2024. Pediatrics. 2026 May 01; 157(5).
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Interim Estimates of 2025-26 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, September 2025-February 2026. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026 Mar 12; 75(9):116-123.
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Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Children With and Without Underlying Conditions. Pediatrics. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2).
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Differences in influenza vaccine effectiveness by sex among adults hospitalized with acute respiratory illness-IVY network, January 24, 2022-September 1, 2024. Vaccine. 2026 Feb 27; 74:128192.
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Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Medically Attended Outpatients Illness, United States, 2023-2024 Season. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 06; 81(4):e184-e191.
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Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2024. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15; 232(4):e626-e636.
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Risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A/H5N1 Virus in Pediatrics. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Oct 02; 14(10).
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Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in US Children. JAMA. 2025 08 26; 334(8):692-701.
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Recombinant quadrivalent influenza vaccine (RIV) induces robust cell-mediated and HA-specific B cell humoral immune responses among healthcare personnel. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 13; 61:127361.