Commentary: benefits of influenza vaccine in US elderly--new studies raise questions

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Review

W Paul Glezen et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Apr.

. 2006 Apr;35(2):352-3.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi293. Epub 2005 Dec 20.

¹ Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. wglezen@bcm.edu

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Functional status is a confounder of the association of influenza vaccine and risk of all cause mortality in seniors.
Jackson LA, Nelson JC, Benson P, Neuzil KM, Reid RJ, Psaty BM, Heckbert SR, Larson EB, Weiss NS. Jackson LA, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;35(2):345-52. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi275. Epub 2005 Dec 20. Int J Epidemiol. 2006. PMID: 16368724 Review.
Evidence of bias in estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness in seniors.
Jackson LA, Jackson ML, Nelson JC, Neuzil KM, Weiss NS. Jackson LA, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;35(2):337-44. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi274. Epub 2005 Dec 20. Int J Epidemiol. 2006. PMID: 16368725